Pics of U.S. soldiers, wearing Kurdish YPG patches, fighting ISIS in #Syria, N. #Raqqa countryside. V @afp @akhbar. pic.twitter.com/JLTgdBkaD2— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) May 26, 2016
New York Times: U.S. Commandos Work With Syrian Fighters in Push Toward ISIS Stronghold
WASHINGTON — American Special Operations forces and the Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters they are advising this week pushed closer to Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in northern Syria.
Defense Department officials confirmed that photographs taken by an Agence-France Presse photographer in the village of Fatisah that were released on Thursday showed American commandos, dressed in camouflage, assisting fighters with the Syrian Democratic Forces during their offensive against the Islamic State north of Raqqa.
The United States has disclosed publicly that about 200 of its commandos and support personnel are on the ground in northern Syria, where they are working with the Syrian Arab and Kurdish partners. About 100 more are on the way.
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WNU Editor: The Pentagon is denying reports that U.S. special forces are on the front lines .... Pentagon denies U.S. special forces are fighting ISIS on front lines in Syria. More here .... Pentagon denies US special operations forces on front lines in Syria (The Hill). The pictures are saying another story .... First images emerge of U.S. Special Operations forces in the fight to retake Raqqa (Washington Post). Some of these soldiers are wearing Kurdish YPG patches .... hmmmm .... America's version of "Green Men".
2 comments:
Boy we are going to great lengths to let everyone know that we are helping the Syrian Rebels, or is it Democratic Rebels...lets just be truthful and call them Kurdish fighters.
Am I the only one to notice this shift in labeling???
How do we know these guys are not private security contractors?
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