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Apr- 2018 -

3 April

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‘French and US troops are operating on the ground,’ northern Syria official says

US and French troops are on the ground, a northern Syria official said, as the French and US governments offered differing messages about deployments that may deter Turkey

Mar- 2018 -

30 March

Middle East

Fergus Kelly

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Bomb kills 2 Coalition personnel, injures 5 in Manbij, Syria

A car bomb in the northern Syrian town of Manbij killed two personnel from the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State and injured five others on Thursday, March 29.

2 March

Commentary

Wladimir Van Wilgenburg

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From Hasakah to Manbij: How I got shot at by rebel snipers in Syria

When Wladimir Van Wilgenburg returned to Syria to cover the ongoing war in the north, he quickly found that getting access to the frontlines in Afrin and Manbij was more difficult than anticipated

Feb- 2018 -

13 February

Commentary

Opinion Editor

5

The Manbij Conundrum

The collapse, or eviction by military force, of the SDF from Manbij would have dire consequences for the stability of the SDF, and by extension, the entire US mission to build stability in the wake of the Islamic State in Syria.

Jan- 2018 -

25 January

Commentary