The US military destroyed its own anti-ISIS headquarters in Syria to prevent them from falling into the hands of fighters backed by Turkey.
According to WSJ, Turkish troops advanced on the facility, which had been used to equip and train SDF fighters against ISIS, leading US officials to quickly withdraw US troops and destroy the base.
As the Turkish-back fighters moved closer, US troops attempted to repel them, using F-15s and Apache helicopters as a show of force to warn them away while US troops were still there.
But, according to The Wall Street Journal, the airpower failed to dissuade the Turkish forces; SDF fighters fled and set fire to their part of the base, and US troops left before US assets destroyed the base.
But, according to The Wall Street Journal, the airpower failed to dissuade the Turkish forces; SDF fighters fled and set fire to their part of the base, and US troops left before US assets destroyed the base.
It is also unclear what was being held in the base.
The new safe zone is what Turkey asked for it for so long to settle the Syrian refugees 4 millions of them to return back to their own country.
The new safe zone is what Turkey asked for it for so long to settle the Syrian refugees 4 millions of them to return back to their own country.
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