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US Installing Observation Posts in Syria at Turkish Border - Pentagon
US Installing Observation Posts in Syria at Turkish Border - Pentagon
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is establishing several observation posts in northern Syria near the Turkish border in a move to share military... 21.11.2018, Sputnik International
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US Installing Observation Posts in Syria at Turkish Border - Pentagon
22:25 GMT 21.11.2018 (Updated: 12:23 GMT 06.08.2022) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The United States is establishing several observation posts in northern Syria near the Turkish border in a move to share military intelligence on terrorists' movements into Turkey from the neighboring country with Ankara, the US Defense Department said citing Defense Secretary James Mattis.
"The U.S. military is setting up several observation posts in Syria beside the border with Turkey, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis said. The purpose of the OPs is to provide Turkey with military intelligence of any terrorist elements moving into Turkey from Syria, said Mattis, speaking at a Pentagon press briefing today," the Department of Defense said in a statement on Wednesday.
30 October 2018, 14:39 GMT
Washington would not deploy additional servicemen to the area for the mission as it would be operated by the troops already stationed in the area, the statement added.
Hundreds of US troops have been operating in the north of Syria though this has not been authorized by the government of the Middle Eastern country.
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