Tag Archives: Syrian Democratic Forces

The Islamic State Counterattacks

The outcome of the investment of the Hajin pocket seemed perfectly clear: As in Raqqa and Mosul, U.S. backed forced would slowly but surely reduce the pocket in grinding urban warfare until all of its Islamic State defenders were dead … Continue reading →

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SDF Fight Against the Islamic State Update

There are multiple problems reporting on the ongoing war against the Islamic State. First, the mainstream media hates reporting on any success that might give credit to President Donald Trump. Second, related to the first, none of the national media … Continue reading →

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SDF Begins Final Assault on Hajin

After months of preparation, and while the world’s attention (such little of it that can still be focused on Syria) focused on Idlib in NW Syria, Syria Democratic Forces finally launched their much anticipated final push against the Islamic State’s … Continue reading →

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Islamic State Shrinks Again

The ongoing destruction of what remains of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria is more of a process than a series of discrete battles at this point. A story I’ve been watching develop the last few weeks has finally … Continue reading →

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Everything In the Middle East Is Blowing Up

Or to put it another way, everything in the Middle East is blowing up slightly more than usual: Hajin, reportedly the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, has come under sustained attack by coalition forces. There are supposedly some 4,000 … Continue reading →

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SDF Finally Clearing Euphrates Pocket

After Deir Ez-Zor fell in early November of 2017, it looked like the war against the Islamic State in its own, self-professed caliphate was all but over. But then a funny thing happened. That theater of the war seemed to … Continue reading →

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Austin Master Sergeant Killed in Syria

Talk of drawing down America’s presence in the Middle East should not obscure the fact that there are many American soldiers still in harm’s way over there, including Master Sgt. Johnathan J. Dunbar of Austin, who was killed by an … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for March 30, 2018

Happy Good Friday! Spring has sprung and I’m knee-deep in my taxes. The sitcom Roseanne‘s return features the titular character as a Trump supporter and enjoys smash ratings. French President Emmanuel Macron talks about sending forces to Syria to block … Continue reading →

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U.S. Blows Up Russian Tank in Syria

Now the question is whether it was a Russian tank or a Russian tank: An American drone destroyed a Russian-made T-72 battle tank operating in eastern Syria on Saturday, according to the U.S. military’s command unit responsible for forces in … Continue reading →

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Turkey Invades Syria To Crush Kurdish Forces

Turkey just launched a major military operation in the Afrin region of northern Syria in order to crush U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in the region: Turkish war planes have launched air strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Syria, in a move … Continue reading →

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