On Biden's 1st day, US troops arrive in Syria

[Östsvensk]

US military convoy enters northeast Syria: report
January 22, 2021

A large US military convoy entered northeastern Syria on Thursday, Syrian state news agency SANA reports, citing sources on the ground.

According to the report, the convoy included some 40 trucks and armored vehicles and was backed from the air by helicopters.

At the same time, SANA also reports that some 200 US troops arrived in the Hasakeh province on helicopters.

According to the report, the troops are set to deploy on the nearby oilfields, with Kurdish-controlled eastern Syria rich in energy resources.

https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middl...t-syria-report

[Crn Volk]

Let the games begin

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[gixajo]

Let the games begin

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The Big Game.

[Luso]

Let me guess... for oil?

[Faklon]

[PaleoEuropean]

[Uncle Sam]

[Dick]

Let me guess... for oil?

Don't be silly. It's for freedom and democracy.

[sean]

Is there any proof of Biden sending new troops to Syria? I've seen two "sources" on Google search. Both news agencies I've never heard of. OP's article is from some Syrian news agency and the pictures are from 2017. I couldn't find a single mainstream source.

It's fake news.

[Östsvensk]

Is there any proof of Biden sending new troops to Syria? I've seen two "sources" on Google search. Both news agencies I've never heard of. OP's article is from some Syrian news agency and the pictures are from 2017. I couldn't find a single mainstream source.

It's fake news.

DAVENPORT, Ia. — President Donald Trump sold out United States allies and gave ISIS "a new lease on life" by withdrawing troops from Syria, former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday.

The decision to withdraw troops from Syria, Biden said, created a humanitarian crisis, forced the United States military into retreat and gave ISIS "a new lease on life."

"Those brave Kurdish and Arab forces paid a steep price. Defeating ISIS and the caliphate, they lost over 10,000 soldiers," Biden said. "Hear me? Ten thousand. Ten thousand dead. They made the ultimate sacrifice. And then Trump sold them out."

https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/sto...20/4002281002/

BREST, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron hoped on Tuesday that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will show a greater military commitment to fight against Islamic extremists in several theaters of conflict and specially in the Middle East.

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Macron, who made his New Year’s speech to the French military in Brest, in western France, said “I am certain that in the coming weeks, the new administration (Biden) will need to make key decisions that will mark a greater commitment and awareness in the fight against terrorism” in Syria and Iraq

Under the Trump administration, the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan has been reduced to about 2,500 and American forces in Iraq have been cut in recent months to reach about the same level.

https://www.thewashingtontime.com/ma...y-involvement/