US boosting presence in northern Syria in response to Turkish threats: State media
Kurdistan24
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Turkish state-owned media on Sunday claimed the US is bolstering its military presence in Syria’s northern district of Manbij against the possibility of another incursion by Turkey following the fall of Afrin.
Approximately 300 US soldiers have arrived in Manbij, state media Anadolu Agency reported, adding that a convoy of armored vehicles and construction machines were also sent west of the Euphrates River.
The increase in special operations troops in the northern Syrian city was confirmed by Col. Thomas F. Veale, a U.S. military spokesperson and public affairs director for the global coalition against the Islamic State (IS), who said the recent deployment was a “protection measure to ensure the safety of coalition troops in the area.â€
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Turkish media says this. I don't know whether to believe it or not. It sounds possible. Per that last paragraph, we confirm this. So, all of this, is sort of a spontaneous situation, to see how it goes day in and day out.
