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artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 23:34:39 +0000

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NEW UN update on NE Syria:

130,000+ people displaced

Reports civilians from Ras al-Ain not allowed to relocate with their belongings

Water situation in Al-Hassakeh city & surroundings becoming critical - technical teams can’t access to repair damagehttps://t.co/bhKN2EoEOE pic.twitter.com/afEQoWBUPZ
— kristyan benedict (@KreaseChan) October 12, 2019

Former Defense Secretary

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 22:38:42 +0000

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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis said ISIS "will resurge" in Syriahttps://t.co/96N689SYHI
— POLITICO (@politico) October 12, 2019

U.S. forces say Turkey was

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 22:20:18 +0000

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U.S. forces say Turkey was deliberately ‘bracketing’ American troops with artillery fire in Syria https://t.co/3WhBoCDLaa
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) October 12, 2019

Exclusive: Military leader of

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 21:05:12 +0000

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Exclusive: Military leader of Syrian Kurds tells US 'you are leaving us to be slaughtered'

By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN. Updated 3:59 PM ET, Sat October 12, 2019

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces told a senior US diplomat, "You are leaving us to be slaughtered," demanding to know whether the US is going to do anything to protect Syrian Kurds as Turkey continues its military operation targeting America's Kurdish allies in Syria.

"You have given up on us. You are leaving us to be slaughtered," Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi told the Deputy Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, William Roebuck, in a meeting Thursday, according to an internal US government readout that has been obtained exclusively by CNN.

"You are not willing to protect the people, but you do not want another force to come and protect us. You have sold us. This is immoral," Mazloum added.

He insisted the US either help stop the Turkish attack or allow the Syrian Democratic Forces to strike a deal with the Assad regime in Damascus and their Russian backers, allowing Russian warplanes to enforce a no-fly zone over northeast Syria, thereby denying Turkey the ability to carry out airstrikes. The US does not want the Kurds turning to the Russians, administration officials say.

"I need to know if you are capable of protecting my people, of stopping these bombs falling on us or not. I need to know, because if you're not, I need to make a deal with Russia and the regime now and invite their planes to protect this region," Mazloum said [....]

NYTimes just published at

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 01:11:37 +0000

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NYTimes just published at length, Carlotta Gall and Patrick Kinsley reporting from CEYLANPINAR, Turkey, updated 9:05 pm ET:

ISIS Rears Its Head, Adding to Chaos as Turkey Battles Kurds

A prison break and a bombing claimed by the Islamic State punctuated fears that the Turkish invasion, now in its third day, was sowing mayhem.

detail from press conference

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:48:42 +0000

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detail from press conference Friday by Sec. Esper and newly-installed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley:

Defense News - How the Pentagon Plans to Protect American Forces in Syria from Turkish Attacks https://t.co/9FYrxJrsTy
— Small Wars Journal (@smallwars) October 12, 2019

Reuters' Pentagon

artappraiser — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:27:18 +0000

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Reuters' Pentagon correspondent:

The Pentagon goes on the record to say that artillery that came close to US troops in Northern Syria came from Turkish positions.
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) October 11, 2019

Pentagon adds that US troops have not withdrawn from Kobani.
— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) October 11, 2019