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Last week, Turkey fired on US forces posted in northern Syria: https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2019\/10\/13\/us-troops-believe-turkey-deliberately-fired-artillery-at-an-american-commando-outpost-in-syria\/<\/a><\/p>\n American troops and former U.S. officials believe a\u00a0Turkish artillery\u00a0<\/a>strike on Friday that landed about 300 meters from a U.S. commando outpost near the Syrian city of Kobani was done deliberately.<\/p>\n No U.S. troops were injured in the strike, but U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said American commandos temporarily withdrew from their observation post on Mishtanur hill near Kobani and returned on Saturday.\u00a0 \u2013 article<\/p>\n Meantime, the Kurdish Defense Forces (KDF\/Peshmerga) have begun to join with Syrian troops to defend northern Syria.<\/p>\n Since Turkey knows the locations of US troops, right down to the grid square, it\u2019s a sensible move to remove our troops from the position of sitting ducks.\u00a0 It does not excuse Turkey, a NATO ally of the USA, for firing on a US-held position. https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/13\/esper-says-us-staying-in-syria-but-withdrawing-south-of-turkish-advance-and-deal-in-works-to-have-russians-protect-kurds\/<\/a><\/p>\n As of now, the US is withdrawing to southern Syria, while Syrian forces, with the KDF assisting, are defending their turf in northern Syria.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/14\/syrian-army-moves-to-confront-turkish-forces-as-us-withdraws\/<\/a><\/p>\n There is no indication that we are completely abandoning either Syira or the KDF. In fact, we are continuing with patrols in search of Daesh (ISIS) remnants. https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/10\/12\/us-forces-are-still-conducting-ground-and-air-patrols-in-syria-despite-turkish-incursion\/<\/a><\/p>\n U.S. forces in\u00a0Syria\u00a0<\/a>are still conducting ground and air patrols in Syria, according to a coalition U.S. military official.<\/p>\n The patrols continue despite reports of a temporary pause in anti-ISIS operations in the country as Turkish forces continue to advance against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria.<\/p>\n The coalition official told Military Times that the patrols are necessary for the \u201csecurity” of coalition forces in Syria.<\/p>\n The U.S. coalition official, who provided a statement to Military Times on condition of anonymity, said the patrols were not \u201cdirectly associated with any activity related to tension along the border.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe ground patrols specifically avoid areas that have active combat operations. Coalition troops remain in Syria to defeat Daesh (ISIS) remnants,\u201d the official said. – article<\/p>\n This has been progressing in this direction for some time, but such things are slow moving and completing them is frequently more prolonged than anticipated. A summary of what is going on might be more useful than handing it out piecemeal, especially since the sources of these reports have obviously been providing more details as time went by.<\/p>\n This is the progress of events to date, with one thing piled on top of another.\u00a0 There are arrangements being made now to get the Russians to help the Kurds, as noted above. They are not being abandoned, despite the narrow-minded misunderstandings of the general public and especially some other people who get only<\/em> the gist of the story, but refuse to get the full story as it conflicts with their opinion. I have known quite well for some time now that there is far more to this than just the US withdrawing, but I like to wait to have as much info as I can find before I just jump in there and post something.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last week, Turkey fired on US forces posted in northern Syria: https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2019\/10\/13\/us-troops-believe-turkey-deliberately-fired-artillery-at-an-american-commando-outpost-in-syria\/ American troops and former … Updates on Syria v. 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