https://www.militarytimes.com/flash...rations-against-isis-in-eastern-syria-paused/
"U.S.-backed ground operations against Islamic State remnants in eastern Syria have been put on hold because Kurds who had spearheaded combat against the extremists have shifted to a separate fight with Turkish forces, U.S. officials said Monday."
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...d2de2e-1d7a-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html
President Trump requested options for punishing the Assad government after reported chlorine gas attacks — at least seven this year
Unlike with earlier deadly incidents, U.S. officials say, the Assad regime is now conducting only small-scale attacks and is relying mainly on chlorine, which is made from commercially available materials and is more difficult to detect than nerve agents such as sarin.
“They clearly think they can get away with this if they keep it under a certain level,” a senior administration official told reporters last month.
"U.S.-backed ground operations against Islamic State remnants in eastern Syria have been put on hold because Kurds who had spearheaded combat against the extremists have shifted to a separate fight with Turkish forces, U.S. officials said Monday."
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...d2de2e-1d7a-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html
President Trump requested options for punishing the Assad government after reported chlorine gas attacks — at least seven this year
Unlike with earlier deadly incidents, U.S. officials say, the Assad regime is now conducting only small-scale attacks and is relying mainly on chlorine, which is made from commercially available materials and is more difficult to detect than nerve agents such as sarin.
“They clearly think they can get away with this if they keep it under a certain level,” a senior administration official told reporters last month.
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