New Syrian alliance groups U.S.-backed Kurds, Arabs

Ben K. · Oct 12, 2015

A Kurdish militia that has been fighting Islamic State in Syria with help from U.S.-led air strikes has joined forces with Arab groups in an alliance announced on Monday that may be a prelude to an attack on the jihadists' base of operations in Raqqa.
The alliance calling itself the Democratic Forces of Syria includes the Kurdish YPG militia and Syrian Arab groups, some of which fought alongside it in a campaign that drove Islamic State from wide areas of northern Syria earlier this year.

The Arab groups in the new alliance are operating under the name "The Syrian Arab Coalition" - a grouping which U.S. officials have said would receive support under a new U.S. strategy aimed at fighting Islamic State in Syria.

New Syrian alliance groups U.S.-backed Kurds, Arabs | Reuters

Have the Kurds put a target on their back or have discredited moderate opposition found a way to re-brand themselves?

Gathomas88 · Oct 12, 2015

A little of both, it would appear.

I have my doubts that "US backing" will amount to a hill of beans given the administration's horrid bungling of the situation in Syria so far, but I'll keep my fingers crossed for them.

reinoe · Oct 12, 2015

Ben K. said:
New Syrian alliance groups U.S.-backed Kurds, Arabs | Reuters

Have the Kurds put a target on their back or have discredited moderate opposition found a way to re-brand themselves?

The U.S. opposes the Kurds and therefore won't be supporting this alliance.

Medusa · Oct 13, 2015

reinoe said:
The U.S. opposes the Kurds and therefore won't be supporting this alliance.

İt doesn't.US will use Kurds untill it gets everything from them

New Syrian alliance groups U.S.-backed Kurds, Arabs

Ben K.

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Medusa