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U.S. Dispatches More Military Aid to Kurds in Syria…

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The Arabic-language Enab Baladi reported that the US convoy was dispatched to the Kurdish-held regions in Syria’s Hasaka via Simalka border-crossing at border with Iraq. Enab Baladi reported that the convoy, containing fifty trucks, has arrived in Rojava in Northern Syria. A Commander of the People’s Protection Units (YPG) said last week that the US […]

U.S.-Led Coalition Airstrikes Mistakenly Kill 300 Kurdish Fighters in Eastern Syria…

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The Turkish-language Daily Sabah reported that the warplanes pounded mistakenly a main positon of the YPG, killing a sum of 300 Kurds. The Daily further said that wrong peculiarities provided by the field sources were the cause behind the US careless air raid on the YPG. In the meantime, the Arabic-language al-Manar TV also confirmed […]

Turkey to U.S. : End Support for Syrian Kurdish YPG or Risk Confrontation…

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Turkey urged the US on Thursday to halt its support for Kurdish YPG fighters or risk confronting Turkish forces on the ground in Syria, some of Ankara’s strongest comments yet about a potential clash with its NATO ally. The comments, from the spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, underscore the growing bilateral tensions, six […]

Tillerson Says U.S. Troops to Stay in Syria; U.S. Huddles with Allies over Sochi…

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In a sharp reversal from the positions US President Donald Trump campaigned on, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said today that the United States will maintain an extended military presence in Syria to prevent the return of the so-called Islamic State (IS), deter Iran and to bolster a United Nations-backed political process that would eventually […]

WHAAAA– The NYT Just Published a Column Supporting the Islamic State in Syria?!…

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The New York Times just published a column by Thomas Friedman (‘Why is Trump fighting ISIS in Syria’) that argues for supporting ISIS in Syria. Surely that can’t be, you say? Well, the sick and twisted column really does say “In Syria, Trump should let ISIS be Assad’s, Iran’s, Hezbollah’s and Russia’s headache.” Friedman argues […]

The 75th Ranger Regiment Hits the Ground in Syria for Raqqa Offensive…

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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…

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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 […]

American Volunteer Reported Killed While Fighting IS in Syria…

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An American volunteer fighting with a Kurdish militia was killed Monday in a battle against Islamic State fighters in northern Syria, Kurdish commanders in Syria said. The American was reported killed north of Raqqa, where U.S.-backed forces are fighting Islamic State as part of an offensive to free the city, the de-facto capital of Islamic […]

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