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ISIS had a propaganda video out, years ago, bragging about the size of their caliphate. Today? Those that made that propaganda video are either dead, have ran from the battle, or are doing something else. Their Caliphate? Mainly centered on the Syria-Iraq border.<\/p>\n
They talked a big game about how they were hammering us. But, reality on the battlefield contradicted their videos. The fight against ISIS has evolved to where the U.S. Military is planning to set up observation posts in northern Syria.<\/p>\n
From the Military Times:<\/span><\/p>\n “This is a change, now,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon. “We are putting observation posts in several locations up along the northern Syrian border because we want to be the people who call the Turks and warn them if we see something coming out of an area that we’re operating in.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Working with Turkey’s military is a part of this equation. The U.S. and Turkey are NATO allies, and have been working together in this area.<\/p>\n You can read more here<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"