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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTurkey coordinating impending Syrian invasion (Kurdish area) with Russia. Surprise!
Link to tweet
Link to tweet
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A bad situation in Northeast Syria is about to get much worse. Sources tell me that US officials have just informed the Syrian Kurds that Turkey is likely to attack on air and ground in next 24 hours. The US will do nothing. Targets are Tal Abyad and Ras al Ayn....
..Ironically Tal Abyad was the main supply route for ISIS in 2014-15 through an open border from Turkey. Turkey refused repeated requests from US to shut border. That's a big reason why US decided to partner with SDF, which took the town in the summer of 2015.
David Ignatius
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...I'm also told that Turkish attack appears coordinated with the Russians. Russian-backed forces are mobilizing to invade the Kurdish area from the south towards Tabqa and other spots. Meanwhile, ISIS is mobilizing sleeper cells in Raqqa and attacks have taken place tonight.
David Ignatius
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...I'm also told that Turkish attack appears coordinated with the Russians. Russian-backed forces are mobilizing to invade the Kurdish area from the south towards Tabqa and other spots. Meanwhile, ISIS is mobilizing sleeper cells in Raqqa and attacks have taken place tonight.
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Turkey coordinating impending Syrian invasion (Kurdish area) with Russia. Surprise! (Original Post)
Roland99
Oct 2019
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Iliyah
(25,111 posts)1. US troops still there . . .
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)2. Oh fucking hell. Nt
roamer65
(36,745 posts)3. This could be the start of the Great Middle East War.
Israel is probably getting rather nervous right now.
Leghorn21
(13,524 posts)4. I just googled "SDF twitter" and got this thread
https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/sdf?lang=en
Cant vouch for credibility, but I think its okay
Tons of posts
Cant vouch for credibility, but I think its okay
Tons of posts