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US, Turkey begin joint patrols in Syrian city |
2018-11-03 |
[DAWN] Troops from ...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire.... and the United States launched joint patrols in the northern Syrian city of Manbij on Thursday, the ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure.... allies. "The joint patrol in Manbij between ...and if you can't trust the state-run news agency who can you believe?... Anadolu. The city is controlled by the US-backed Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia, which Turkey considers a terrorist group. The patrol took place around the Sajur River that divides Manbij and the region of Jarabulus, which was captured by ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group in 2016 during Ankara’s first offensive in northern Syria. Manbij was captured from IS by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an umbrella group dominated by the YPG. Ankara has repeatedly threatened to attack the city and earlier this week President Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey... said Turkey had completed preparations for a new operation to "destroy" the YPG in northern Syria. There are US forces in the Sunni Arab-majority Manbij ‐ which lies just 30 kilometres south of the |
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