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US-backed forces mobilize entire brigade in northeast Syria
[ALMASDARNEWS] Recently, over three thousand Pentagon-backed Syrian fighters of the Self-Defense Forces (HXP) ‐ an extension of the better known Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) ‐ graduated as fully commissioned troops after completing their training.The sheer number of graduates ‐ some 3,500 in total (the equivalent of an infantry brigade) ‐ meant that several separate ceremonies had to be held. The graduating fighters represent a mix of Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Assyrians and various other ethnicities from the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli and its countryside. Being part of the HXP (a local defense force militia), the Pentagon-backed fighters are to be tasked with the protection of Qamishli and its surrounding area. The sudden swelling of US-backed forces ranks in northeast Syria comes at a time when Ankara is threatening major military operations against Pentagon-led proxy militias across Syrian territories opposite ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... ’s southern border, including in the province of Hasakah where Qamishli is located. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-03 |
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