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TURKEY BOMBS US SPECIAL FORCES IN SYRIA ATTACK, APPARENTLY BY MISTAKE
Newsweek ^ | 10/11/19 | Tom O'Conner

Posted on 10/11/2019 12:47:38 PM PDT by mplc51

Edited on 10/11/2019 1:18:45 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

A contingent of U.S. Special Forces has been caught up in Turkish shelling against U.S.-backed Kurdish positions in northern Syria, days after President Donald Trump told his Turkish counterpart he would withdraw U.S. troops from certain positions in the area.

Newsweek has learned through both an Iraqi Kurdish intelligence official and senior Pentagon official that Special Forces operating on Mashtenour hill in the majority-Kurdish city of Kobani fell under artillery fire from Turkish forces conducting their so-called "Operation Peace Spring" against Kurdish fighters backed by the U.S. but considered terrorist organizations by Turkey.

The senior Pentagon official said that Turkish forces should be aware of U.S. positions "down to the grid." The official could not specify the exact number of personnel present, but indicated they were "small numbers below company level," so somewhere between 15 and 100 troops.

Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon for comment on the situation.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: kurds; specialforces; syria; turkey; turkeysyria
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To: mplc51
I agree entirely, and Erdogan has more than U.S. sanctions to consider.

Turkey is on their own here. NATO will not stand up where the U.S. stands down. Russia can now support Assad without worrying about the U.S. getting in the way. The Kurds are already cutting deals with Assad and the Russians.

This is a terrible political position for Turkey to even think about going into Syria on their own.

41 posted on 10/11/2019 2:33:01 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: PIF

At least I didn’t say Constantinople.


42 posted on 10/11/2019 4:02:42 PM PDT by o-n-money
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To: mplc51

If the Nazi pigs at Newsweak predicted sunny skies tomorrow, I’d be sure to throw an umbrella in the car before leaving to work.


43 posted on 10/11/2019 4:04:19 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: redcatcherb412

Most of today’s so-called “journalists” would be hard pressed to explain the difference between a hollow point bullet and a thermonuclear warhead.


44 posted on 10/11/2019 4:30:21 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: mplc51

Mistake my ass !

And just WTH is moslem Turkey doing in NATO anyway ?


45 posted on 10/11/2019 5:30:29 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: o-n-money

Yeah just say sorry but a few of our B61s just happened to go off in a Ankora Tehran and Mecca.


46 posted on 10/11/2019 5:33:34 PM PDT by Mouton (The media is the enemy of the people.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Were they supposed to be there or was this a psyop to change public opinion?

Hadn't thought about that..

47 posted on 10/11/2019 6:33:05 PM PDT by wasnt_me_it_was_the_dog
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To: mplc51

War technology may have advanced quite a bit over the past fifty years but it’s not as good as the video games would have you believe. We are still not that pinpoint accurate and I’m sure the Turks are less so. It could have been an accident or it could have been on purpose. It doesn’t matter. We have assets in Kobani that aren’t leaving anytime soon and the Turks should not be operating in that area.

President Trump, if these reports are true it’s decision time. We either cut and run or we hit back. It’s up to you sir. I have not disagreed much with your policies but your Syrian policy over the past year I have disagreed with on numerous occasions in this forum. You have allowed this to happen IMO. It’s decision time sir. Make one...


48 posted on 10/12/2019 6:40:17 AM PDT by Old Teufel Hunden
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To: mplc51

I read they bombed nearby but did not hit any of our forces.


49 posted on 10/12/2019 9:26:12 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Widget Jr

>>The Kurds are already cutting deals with Assad and the Russians<<

Trump’s best option might be to tell Assad and the Russians that they may respond as they please to the Turks, and the US won’t care.

And then tell the Turks what we did.

Long term, Assad may decide that ethnic cleansing of the Sunni Arabs may make Syria more stable.


50 posted on 10/12/2019 10:41:54 AM PDT by SauronOfMordor (A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others.)
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To: SauronOfMordor
Agree on Trump's plan. Not sure based on Syrian demographics there are that many Sunni to kick out, but I don't know. In any case Erdogan is Syria's main problem right now.
51 posted on 10/12/2019 11:18:17 AM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: mplc51

Declare war on Turkey and kick it out of NATO already. They just attacked a NATO member. Then pull out after bombing the sh!t out of Turkey and apologizing, but keep them out of NATO.


52 posted on 10/12/2019 11:41:52 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: mplc51

Right - a mistake. Next they’ll just happen to bomb the jets we sent over.


53 posted on 10/12/2019 11:48:24 AM PDT by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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