Manbij

Biji Manbij? US and Turkey plan for the Syrian city’s future without the YPG

After months of talks and threats of military action against the strongest force fighting ISIS in Syria, the U.S. and Turkey agreed to a ‘roadmap’ that would see the YPG leave Manbij

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YPG to leave Syria’s Manbij after US-Turkey deal

The People's Protection Units (YPG) announced that it would withdraw advisors from the Syrian city of Manbij, a day after the United States and Turkey agreed to a roadmap

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US troops unlikely to withdraw from Syria after ISIS defeat in Deir Ezzor

US troops are unlikely to leave Syria after defeating ISIS in Deir Ezzor despite tough talk from President Trump and Turkey's calls for the SDF to leave Manbij, Wladimir Van Wilgenburg reports

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Jaysh al-Islam reportedly agrees to leave Dumayr for Jarablus in northern Syria

Syrian state media reported that opposition group Jaysh al-Islam agreed to leave another town east of Damascus, just days after evacuating their main bastion in Eastern Ghouta.

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Trump decides to keep US troops in Syria for now, signaling Pentagon win

President Donald Trump has decided to keep US troops in Syria, the White House announced, an apparent win for military commanders who warned against drawing down the American presence while pockets of ISIS fighters still remain in the country

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Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal will not resolve Manbij conundrum, US envoy says

Kurdish fighters' withdrawal east of the Euphrates river in Syria is not going to resolve "incredibly complex" situation in the Manbij area, US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said.

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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

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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.

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France to send troops to Manbij as Trump says US coming out of Syria “very soon”

France is to "very quickly" send troops to Manbij in northern Syria to block the advance of Turkish forces, French media reported, as President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be coming out of Syria "very soon"

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Turkey threatens to “take initiative” in Manbij ahead of ministerial meeting in Washington

Turkey will not hesitate to act if YPG members do not leave the Syrian town of Manbij, the country's national security council said, ahead of a meeting between Turkish and American ministers

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