Report: Turkish-Backed Syrian Rebels Attack U.S. Troops
American forces have clashed with Turkish-backed rebels in northern Syria, reports CNN, citing an unnamed military official with the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
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Report: At Least 3 U.S. Volunteers Fighting Islamic State with Syrian Kurds Killed in July
The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has killed at least three American volunteers so far this month who traveled to Syria to fight the jihadist group alongside U.S.-backed Kurdish troops.
Tensions Mount Between U.S. Allies Turkey, Kurdish YPG in Northern Syria
Turkey and the armed wing of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Syria, both considered U.S. allies, have accused one another of firing first in recent weeks, claiming each has been forced to retaliate.
Syrian Kurds ‘Expect’ Raqqa to Form Part of Kurdistan Region
The U.S. and Russia-backed Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) has offered the people of Raqqa the opportunity to join its autonomous federal region in northern Syria once the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) is pushed out of the city.
U.S.-Allied Kurdish Militia in Syria: ‘We Have Direct Relations with Russia’
The U.S.-allied Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria have reportedly acknowledged “direct relations with Russia,” noting the Kremlin is providing training.
War Monitor Disputes Turkey’s Claim Islamic State Is Almost Defeated in al-Bab
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a U.K.-based group that uses ground sources to monitor the war in Syria, reports that “there is not truth” to the Turkish military’s claim that it is close to capturing the Syrian town of al-Bab, an Islamic State stronghold located 20 miles from the Turkish border.
