No signs of wavering there. Clear sign that ISIS will be eliminated.
Prayers for our Soldiers and their SDF allies.
Two NATO countries fighting? Not good.
Turkey was an ally.
No more. They enjoy neck cutting.
They always have.
I don’t believe this abit. This is Kurdish fake news . Trump is not going to embroil us is a middle east political and religious war. He is going to kill ISIS but this has nothing to do with that.
Raqqa Ping
(Manbij)
All those in favor of stopping moslems from killing other moslems raise your hand...
This is what Talal Silo says the CENTCOM Commanding General said.
It is likely that he is telling the truth, but not for sure. CENTCOM might refrain from saying it publicly, to allow the Turks to save face.
If that is the USCENTCOM position though, then it is very unlikely that Turkey would be stupid enough to attack Manbij, squander their US Defense umbrella against the Russians in Syria, and get the Kurds equipped with heavy weapons.
As far as ISIS is concerned, if Trump wants ISIS destroyed, then he must keep the Turks out of it. The Turks would rescue as much of ISIS as they could. The Kurds will cheerfully and efficiently execute them to the last man.
Turkey is also showing signs of pressure from their plummeting economy. They are in less of a position to buck the West.
It is looking more likely that they will consolidate their current position (which accomplishes their main objective of blocking a unified Kurdish territory with Afrin Canton), and just declare victory for domestic opinion, before their big referendum in April.
We will see. If the Kurds are desperately bluffing about CENTCOM offering heavy weapons, the Turks will soon find out, and we could see them advance soon.
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