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US officials say they’re not conducting ‘presence patrols’ in Manbij, Syria, but new photos show otherwise
Operation Inherent Resolve recently posted pictures of U.S. soldiers near Manbij, Syria, conducting what the captions called “presence patrols.” But after Military Times reached out to U.S. officials, the photos were quickly removed.
By Kyle Rempfer
US considering permanent cutbacks at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey
Friction between the United States and Turkey may be manifesting in scaled back operations from the strategic Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.
By Kyle Rempfer
Turkey tightens grip on Syrian Kurdish enclave
Turkey’s prime minister says Turkish troops have captured a strategic village in the Kurdish-held enclave in northwestern Syria, tightening the grip on the area in the sixth week of its offensive on the area.
Turkey warns as Syrian government poised to enter Afrin
Turkey warned the Syrian government Monday against entering the Kurdish-controlled enclave in northern Syria where a major Turkish military offensive is underway, saying it would hit back at the troops if their goal is to protect the Kurdish fighters.
DoD: US-backed force heading to defend Syrian city could be cut from anti-ISIS coalition
The Syriac Military Council — a member of the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces — has announced it will send units to fight in Afrin, risking being cut from the global coalition fighting ISIS.
By Kyle Rempfer
Syria's Kurds push US to stop Turkish assault on key enclave
Syria’s Kurdish militia is growing frustrated with its patron, the United States, and is pressing it to do more to stop Turkey’s assault on a key stronghold in Syria.
Turkey advances offensive into Syrian Kurdish enclave
Fighting raged in northwestern Syria Saturday as Turkish troops and allied militiamen tried to advance their week-long offensive in a Kurdish-controlled enclave, Syrian opposition activists said.
Marines firing Stinger missiles used in Kurdish propaganda against Turkey
Kurdish activists are posting photos of Marines firing stinger missiles amid Turkey’s current bombing campaign of Kurdish-held Afrin, Syria.
By Shawn Snow
Turkish jets bombard Kurdish-run city of Afrin in Syria
Turkish jets bombed the Kurdish-controlled city of Afrin in northern Syria on Saturday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to expand Turkey’s military border operations against a Kurdish group that has been the U.S.’s key Syria ally in the war on the Islamic State group.
By Philip Issa, The Associated Press