The Iraqi military demanded taken out of Syria Americans to leave the country
Derived from Syria, American troops must leave Iraqi territory, said the joint command of the Iraqi armed forces.
Derived from Syria, American troops must leave Iraqi territory, said the joint command of the Iraqi armed forces.
before the head of the U.S. Department of defense mark Esper said that presumably a thousand American military, which derive from the Northern regions of Syria, will travel to Western Iraq.
9 October the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of "operation peace" in Northern Syria, directed against the "workers' party of Kurdistan "(PKK) and the "Islamic country" *. Ankara region supports the Syrian armed opposing political force.
most Western partners of Turkey, including the United States, declared illegal the decision of Erdogan. At the same time Washington, before supporting the Kurds, said the withdrawal of troops. In the Pentagon stressed that "not signed" at war with Ankara.
The Kurds have interpreted this as a violation of the agreements concluded with the Damascus agreement on total opposition to the Turks, Asad pulled the army to the Northern borders and took several first Kurdish-controlled towns, as well as among them, Rakka.
on Thursday it was announced about temporary suspension of the operations of Ankara and 120 hours after the withdrawal of Kurdish forces 30 kilometers into Syria to create a buffer zone, which the Turks would keep control on their own. Somehow received the message about the continuation of fighting.
however, American soldiers continue to leave the border area, in part of them - for example, in Manuge - patrolling goes to the Russian military police. Equipped with weapons forces of the United States has left most of its bases located in the provinces of Aleppo, al-Hasaka and raqqa, withdrawing its own troops on bases in Iraq.
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