A U.S.-led air strike mistakenly killed 18 members of a Kurdish and Arab militia backed by Washington south of the Syrian city of Tabqa, the Pentagon said on Thursday. The U.S.-led coalition forces struck the position on Tuesday after another partner in the fight wrongly told them its was occupied by Islamic State militants, the […]
Neither by Invitation Nor War Resolution, No Matter, U.S. Is Launching White Phosphorous Airstrikes in Syria…
New pictures reveal that US airplanes operating in northern Syria are using White phosphorus munitions in sorties on Islamic State insurgents across the embattled Raqqa governorate. The fiery substance was also recently deployed by American jets to combat ISIS militants across the border in Mosul, a video released by Amaq Agency suggests…
More on U.S. Led ‘Local’ Autonomy in Raqqa Region…
U.S. Forces Block Syrian Army Advance in Preparation For Syria Partition…
The road to Raqqa is now blocked by U.S. forces and their allies. The chances that Raqqa (and the surrounding region) will be returned to Syria are now slim to none. Foreign armies and their proxies are sharpening their carving knives. U.S. Special Forces and Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters have just captured a “strategic […]
Russia’s Lavrov’s Response to U.S. Blocking Syrian Army Advancement to Raqqa…
U.S. Marines Said to Land Behind Islamic State Lines in Syria…
An American-backed Syrian Kurdish coalition said Wednesday that the US had landed infantry behind Islamic State lines to spearhead an assault on the town of Tabqa. The Syrian Democratic Forces said the US airlifted several Marines and SDF fighters by helicopter into Islamic State-held territory, capturing four villages, and cutting the main artery running between […]
Balance Of Power In Middle East In ‘Post-ISIS Era’ (VIDEO)…
Lots of meetings among Europe’s diplomatic corps has been holding meetings with Russia’s Lavrov, while Turkey’s Erdogan and Israel’s Netanyahu have met with Putin. It looks like a ‘Puppet State’ is being discussed in the Raqqa area of Syria where U.S. troops are working along side of the Syrian Defense Forces.
The 75th Ranger Regiment Hits the Ground in Syria for Raqqa Offensive…
After months of planning and deliberations, the 75th Ranger Regiment has been deployed to Syria to participate in the war against ISIS as the coalition closes in on the so-called caliphate’s capital city of Raqqa. Yesterday, the first images emerged of Stryker armored vehicles on their way to Manbij. This comes weeks after Rangers deployed […]
More on the Deployment of U.S. Forces to Syria’s Manbij…
The U.S. military has deployed a small number of forces in and around the Syrian city of Manbij as part of a new role to ensure that the different parties in the area do not attack each other, a Pentagon spokesman said on Monday. Captain Jeff Davis told reporters the forces were stationed inside and […]
Pentagon Plan to Seize Raqqa Calls for Significant Increase in U.S. Participation…
A Pentagon plan for the coming assault on Raqqa, the Islamic State capital in Syria, calls for significant U.S. military participation, including increased Special Operations forces, attack helicopters and artillery, and arms supplies to the main Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighting force on the ground, according to U.S. officials…