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US-backed fighters on high alert in Syria's Manbij
AFP (Leftist Frog Press Agency) via Yahoo Noose ^ | April 2, 2018 | Delil Suleiman

Posted on 04/03/2018 6:21:45 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

On the outskirts of Syria's Manbij, Kurdish-led fighters have dug trenches and US-led coalition soldiers patrol from land and sky after Turkey threatened to overrun the northern city.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to launch an attack on the city, near which US troops are stationed as part of their support to a Kurdish-led alliance fighting jihadists.

Pro-Ankara Syrian rebels control territory to the north and west of the city held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia; Syria
KEYWORDS: erdogan; isis; kurdistan; manbij; receptayyiperdogan; russia; syria; turkey
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1 posted on 04/03/2018 6:21:45 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

Amir Tsarfati says that we’re actually rapidly increasing out troop levels and equipment in the region. His intel is far better than anybody on this site.


2 posted on 04/03/2018 7:42:59 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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To: Navy Patriot
Pro-Ankara Syrian rebels

A new euphemism to denote the same old jihadists.

3 posted on 04/03/2018 8:00:14 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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The Three Amigos

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia November 22, 2017. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/KREMLIN VIA REUTERS)

Column One: Portents of quagmires in Syria

4 posted on 04/03/2018 10:57:29 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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