from AMN
The US Army is reinforcing its military bases in northeastern Aleppo
and northern Raqqa despite US President Donald Trump’s controversial
call for his nation’s armed forces to pull out from Syria.
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported
on Saturday that a US military convoy comprising 150 military and
armored vehicles as well as logistic equipment of the US-led coalition
forces moved towards al-Jalbieh Base in northern Raqqa and another base
in Ain al-Arab (Kobani) in northeastern Aleppo.
The SOHR dismissed media reports that the US Army withdrew from part
of its troops from Syria on Friday and said the US military bases in
eastern Syria and along the Iraq-Syria borders are only witnessing the
replacement of troops.
The news comes as the US-led anti-ISIL coalition forces Spokesman
Sean Ryan said on Friday that the US Army has started the withdraw from
Syria...
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"London-based" SOHR haha aka that one biased Syrian expat hiding out in rural England, but I guess it's worth nothing at least what he's reporting. Could be true, but I'd prefer confirmation from other sources.
ReplyDeleteConfirmation below:
ReplyDeleteMike Pompeo on Saturday described the American exit as a "tactical change" in military strategy
http://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/is-next-phase-of-mena-remake-about-to.html
U.S. defense official says no U.S. troops have withdrawn from Syria but equipment is being pulled out.
"The withdrawal plan, whose details are classified, includes bringing hundreds of additional troops into Syria temporarily to facilitate the pullout.
""The USS Kearsarge amphibious assault ship is now in the region and could provide troops and equipment to support the withdrawal."
Extra troops and extra equipment in, while not one troop has left?
That's not a withdrawal by any stretch of the imagination.
http://pennyforyourthoughts2.blogspot.com/2019/01/us-to-bring-in-more-troops-for.html