Friday, September 14, 2018

French Troops Spotted On The Front Lines In Syria



Newsweek: What Is France Doing in Syria? New U.S. Military Photos May Have Shown Too Much

New photos released by the U.S. military appeared to show a greater French role in Syria than previously thought—but the images were quickly pulled from social media.

The official Twitter account for the Special Ops Joint Task Force involved in the U.S.-led mission against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq and Syria shared pictures Wednesday from the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor featuring U.S. Army troops loading a mortar and a French light armored vehicle in the background. While France has been involved in the U.S.-led fight against the jihadis since 2014, this was the first evidence of the country deploying troops in this part of Syria.

Even though images were soon removed from the account, several users caught them—including broadcaster France 24, which reported on it the following day.

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WNU Editor: These pictures were taken last month. As for French soldiers being near the front-lines. No one should be surprised. The French have been working with the coalition against the Islamic State since the beginning, and the French do have a robust presence in Syria.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Being French is not all about driving incognito to your GF's apartment,


There are some real French men!

Antitroll said...

Working with al Qaeda is more like it. Western coalition is trying to save al Qaeda in idlib as we speak

Antitroll said...

Someone with a brain
https://sputniknews.com/us/201809141068043412-trump-pence-alqaeda-idlib/

Anonymous said...

"trying to save al Qaeda in idlib" - Russian Troll

Turkey and their rebels are in Idlib proper.

Turkey, no friend of the West has backed ISIS/Al Qaeda.

Antitroll said...

You must be a braindead Yankee
Western coalition is defending al Qaeda
https://sputniknews.com/us/201809141068043412-trump-pence-alqaeda-idlib/

Anonymous said...

Why is a Russian trolling on an 'English' speaking site?