Posted on 06/11/2016 9:01:41 AM PDT by Navy Patriot
Kurdish-led fighters completed their encirclement Friday of a key town held by the Islamic State group in northern Syria, part of a Western-backed offensive that could see a major strategic victory over the militants. The advance on Manbij, near the Turkish border, coincided with a Syrian army offensive supported by Russian airstrikes that brought troops closer to the city of Raqqa, the IS extremists’ de facto capital. Two years after their blitz across the Euphrates River valley, the IS militants are coming under increasing pressure on territory they control in Syria and Iraq, as well as on a stronghold in chaotic Libya.
In another battleground of Syria’s civil war, minimal food deliveries finally reached the Damascus suburb of Daraya, which has been besieged and blockaded by government forces for nearly four years, but opposition activists said heavy bombardment held up the aid’s distribution. The surrounding of Manbij by the Syria Democratic Forces followed the capture of dozens of nearby villages and farms near the Turkish border by the predominantly Kurdish group.
The coalition, backed by the U.S. and France, has been pressing an offensive since late May to try to capture the Islamic State stronghold, one of its largest in Aleppo province. Manbij is a waypoint on an IS supply line between Raqqa and the Turkish frontier.
(Excerpt) Read more at smdailyjournal.com ...
Does anyone know how the Kurds and Russia get along?
Expediently, I would guess.
The Kurds are unusual Muslims in that they leave other people alone and expect the same treatment. Assad has, more or less, left them alone because they have left him and his government alone.,p.The Russians generally mirror Assad's policies.
Is the US really doing anything in Syria or is this just trying to take credit for doing something?
The Russians are the ones deserving credit for fighting ISIS. Obama sat by on his lazy muzzie ass and watched millions being killed or displaced.
My guess is that the media is just trying to give Obama a little credit. Obama certainly doesn’t deserve any credit for fighting isis.
.... Probably all standing around and waiting for the final Stand-Down order from Obama.
That's pretty much on target, TECHNICALLY the US supports the Kurds, most always with a knife in the back by making sure the "support" can't match what they are up against or is too late.
From the article: The campaign coincided with a Syrian army offensive that brought troops to about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the IS-held air base of Tabqa near Raqqa. Backed by intense Russian airstrikes, the Syrian troops seized a major intersection that leads to the air base and nearby oil fields, according to state media and the Observatory.
This is how the Kurds could operate effectively.
This is how the Media presented it: “Nothing has been distributed so far (humanitarian relief) and the barrel bombs are falling on the city,” said media activist Muhannad Abu al-Zein.
My guess is that the media is just trying to give Obama a little credit. Obama certainly doesn’t deserve any credit for fighting isis.
You be a pretty good guesser.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.