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| Turkey-led militias prepare offensive to seize Manbij from US-backed forces |
| 2017-10-26 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... -led militias in northern Aleppo province have asserted a clear intention to launch an offensive to capture the large town of Manbij, currently held by US-backed forces. Yesterday, the ... the more palatable version of the Syrian insurgency, heavily influenced by the Moslem Brüderbund... in northern Aleppo dispersed leaflets saying that Syrian rebels will seize the town of Manbij from US-backed forces "no matter what the cost is." Manbij was captured from ISIS by the Syrian Democratic Forces in June 2016 after a two month battle. Following the Officially, Manbij and the area around it is void of Kurdish fighters and only US-backed Arab factions of the Syrian Democratic Forces are present there (although there is little evidence to decisively prove this). The town has constantly been a source of tension between Turkey-led militias and the US-backed forces. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Have we still got any bases in Turkey? If we do, we need to GET OUT NOW. |
| Posted by: Barbara 2017-10-26 15:28 |
| #4 Turkey has been needing a whooping for awhile. Someone remind me why we keep dealing with their bullshit. |
| Posted by: Chris 2017-10-26 14:47 |
| #3 I say light them up if they come for territory that we support. Turks or not. Its about time we start letting Turkey know just what they are going to get into if they continue to act as an enemy. Bomb them until their mustaches burn. |
| Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 2017-10-26 03:46 |
| #2 I can't remember if I'm supposed to root for Syria backed forces or US backed forces on even days of the month. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-10-26 00:33 |
| #1 If we are going to let our enemies seize land taken by our allies at significant cost in their blood and our treasure, you have to wonder what the heck the point was of taking the land in the first place. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2017-10-26 00:09 |