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Offline TomSea

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US-Backed Syrian Forces Form Armenian Unit
« on: April 28, 2019, 05:14:10 pm »
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US-Backed Syrian Forces Form Armenian Unit
Sirwan Kajjo

FILE - A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks through a heavily damaged street leading to an Armenian church in Raqqa, Syria, Oct. 18, 2017.

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) this week announced the establishment of a new force made up of ethnic Armenians.

The SDF is a Kurdish-led multiethnic military alliance that played a key role in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) terror group in Syria.

The SDF liberated the last IS stronghold of Baghuz in eastern Syria last month and now controls more than one third of Syria's territory.

Read more at: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-backed-syrian-forces-form-armenian-unit/4894045.html

Great news and to think we were talking about a full pullout last December. Terrible, terrible decision that was, at least, now we have largely reversed that, from 2000 troops to 1000 troops and I don't know if any of them have even left yet, I don't think so!
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Offline dfwgator

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Re: US-Backed Syrian Forces Form Armenian Unit
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2019, 06:11:21 pm »
Send 'em into Turkey for some revenge.