U.S. special forces soldiers.
VOA: US Troop Deployment to Syria Frustrates Anti-Assad Rebels
ISTANBUL - Washington's decision to dispatch U.S. commandos to northern Syria to help coordinate the fight against the Islamic State terror group is roiling increasingly tense relations between the Obama administration and the main Western-backed Syrian political opposition, as well as Sunni Arab rebels whose priority is to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Rebel commanders with the Free Syrian Army say they were not informed of the decision to send the U.S. military into northern Syria. They learned of the plans from reporters after the White House announced that a small group of special forces — fewer than 50 — would deploy to Syria coordinate anti-IS operations by mainly Kurdish fighters and by the U.S.-led coalition supporting the rebels.
WNU Editor: The reason why the U.S. did not bother to inform these rebel Syrian commanders on U.S. plans is pretty obvious .... the U.S. is taking sides, and for the moment they are favouring what the Kurdish forces are doing in northern Syria.
Yeah, the can complain, but to the man on the street the Kurds seem to fight harder, with less and be more effective.
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WNU I agree with you and I also think that the US maybe don't want to be under Russian air strikes by having especial forces close to FSA fighters on the ground.
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