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| Manbij Military Council keeps close watch on Turkish patrols, US staying |
| 2018-06-22 |
| [Rudaw] Manbij Military Council (MMC) fighters are closely watching "The Under an agreement between the US and ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , forces of the two nations are conducting independent patrols. US officials have said that Turkey will not enter the city of Manbij. "Manbij Military Council is in control of all the area, and so this will just be basically along the northern demarcation line is where the conflict will take to it," coalition spokesperson US Army Col. Sean Ryan told journalists on Tuesday. An MMC commander, however, says they haven't been able to get a promise from the international coalition concerning the fate of the town. "The coalition has discussed the guarantees it talks about with us. There are press statements only to calm the situation on the part of the international coalition," said deputy MMC head Abu Ali Najim. The details of the US-Turkey plan for Manbij have not been publicly released. For now, a tense quiet prevails over the contested city. We are staying in Manbij: US general [Rudaw] A top US general visited Manbij on Thursday, assuring the people and local officials that American forces will remain in the city. "We are staying here to fend off any danger against the city," said US CENCTOM commander, Joseph Votel, according to ANHA news. Accompanied by members of the Manbij Military Council (MMC), Votel walked around the city, visiting the town’s bazaar and the city’s administration building, holding a meeting with local officials. The US delegation also included Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John Rood, coalition commander Gen. Paul E. Funk, and coalition special operations commander Maj. Gen. Jamie Jarrard. The visit comes a few days after the start of coordinated patrols by The American delegation stressed to the MMC that the "The patrols aim at preventing violations and direct festivities between the Manbij Military Council and the mercenaries of the In video, Adil could be seen telling Votel that Manbij is more secure than the Euphrates Shield areas: "Compared to neighboring areas like Jarabulus, al-Bab, Azaz, and Afrin, the area that has stability and security is the city of Manbij." Manbij has become a flashpoint between the US and ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... , who has demanded that the Kurdish YPG forces must leave the area. The MMC led operations to liberate Manbij from ISIS in 2016 alongside the YPG-led SDF. Turkey considers the YPG a branch of the PKK and has threatened to fight the Kurdish force across Rojava, northern Syria. |
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