Sourced: Daily Sabah The Pentagon’s 2019 budget wil include $300 million for the train-and-equip program for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), predominantly led by the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG), and $250 million for building a “border security force” in Syria, the U.S. government unveiled on Monday. According to the budget bill that President Donald… Continue reading U.S PENTAGON 2019 BUDGET ALLOCATES $550 MILLION FOR YPG
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U.S TROOPS DEPLOYED ALONG SYRIA-TURKISH BORDERS
Sourced : The Star By Sarah El Deeb U.S. armoured vehicles are deploying in areas in northern Syria along the tense border with Turkey, a few days after a Turkish airstrike that killed 20 U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, a Syrian war monitor and Kurdish activists said Friday. Footage posted by Syrian activists online showed a convoy… Continue reading U.S TROOPS DEPLOYED ALONG SYRIA-TURKISH BORDERS
MANBIJ FORCES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA OVER DEFENCE AGAINST TURKEY BACKED FSA
Sourced KOM News The Manbij Military Council (MMC) has made a statement saying it has reached an agreement with Russia to transfer the defence of the line to the west of Manbij (Arima) to Syrian government forces. The statement by the MMC, a component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday read: “Protecting civilians… Continue reading MANBIJ FORCES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA OVER DEFENCE AGAINST TURKEY BACKED FSA
TEMPORARY TURKISH BASE ESTABLISHED INSIDE SYRIA
Sourced : Hurriyet By Uğur Ergan The Turkish army has established a temporary base in a strategically important point of the newly captured al-Bab, located in northern Syria. Turkish military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Turkish army founded a temporary base on the hilltop of Akil inside al-Bab, which it along with… Continue reading TEMPORARY TURKISH BASE ESTABLISHED INSIDE SYRIA
WHY THE BATTLE FOR AL-BAB IS PIVOTAL IN SYRIA
Sourced Al-Monitor By : Kamal Sheikho The crucial city of al-Bab finds itself directly in the line of fire of all the forces in Syria competing to control it. Each party is seeking to fortify its military position in the city to grab land as the Islamic State (IS) withdraws. “Our troops will advance toward… Continue reading WHY THE BATTLE FOR AL-BAB IS PIVOTAL IN SYRIA
U.S MILITARY PROPOSES SENDING 250 MORE SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN
Sourced : EKurd Daily The Obama administration is considering sending 250 additional U.S. special forces to Syrian Kurdistan to advise Kurdish-led alliance groups as part of a broader Pentagon recommendation on how to increase the pace of operations against Islamic State (IS or ISIS), a U.S. defense official said Friday, CNN reported. The Syrian Democratic… Continue reading U.S MILITARY PROPOSES SENDING 250 MORE SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN