With Raqqa Battle Looming, Washington Starts Giving Arms To Syrian Kurds
May 31 2017
The Pentagon has acknowledged delivering small arms and equipment to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria battling the Islamic State, reports the New Arab.
The shipments are being made before the upcoming offensive by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) against Raqqa, the Islamic State's de facto capital in Syria, said a Pentagon spokesman on Tuesday.
The weapons include AK-47s and small-caliber machine guns, he added.
One U.S. official cited by Reuters said...
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