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For US in Syria, end game gets murkier as IS shrinks
[IsraelTimes] Defense secretary denies US being dragged into broader war, says Russia not involved in 'perplexing' overnight attack on US-backed fightersThe closer the US gets to its original goal in Syria of defeating the Islamic State ...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, the murkier its end game. New layers of complexity are descending on a shifting battlefield, as demonstrated by a deadly barrage of American air and artillery strikes on a shadowy attacker. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-02-10 |
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