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2018-03-25 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkey takes full control of Syria's Afrin: Military source
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Posted by trailing wife 2018-03-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ]  Top
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#1 I think Tom Kratman was the first to point out that Kurds' military reputation is way overblown.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-03-25 02:01||   2018-03-25 02:01|| Front Page Top

#2 I don't think it's about being overblown, they do fine for the most part. I just think Turkey hit them with enough air-power to collapse the front. It's the one area the YPG appear lacking a counter in. For the moment anyway.
Posted by Charles 2018-03-25 07:04||   2018-03-25 07:04|| Front Page Top

#3 the Kurdish fighters somehow could not buy much in the way of surface to air missiles and consequently the Turkish AF did a number on both them and the civilian population
Posted by lord garth 2018-03-25 22:01||   2018-03-25 22:01|| Front Page Top

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