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US considering directly arming Syrian Kurds
The United States is mulling a plan to arm Syrian Kurds directly to bolster the war against the Islamic State on the ground in advance of an offensive to liberate the key city of Raqqa, according to a report in the New York Times.
If such a plan is adopted, it would signify a shift in US policy and would further fracture an already delicate relationship between the US and Turkey.
US National Security Council staff are discussing ways to speed up the fight with ISIS with the aim of liberating Raqqa, the self-proclaimed caliphate’s de facto capital, something President Barak Obama would like to see underway before he leaves office in early 2017, the New York Times reported.
US considering directly arming Syrian Kurds
The United States is mulling a plan to arm Syrian Kurds directly to bolster the war against the Islamic State on the ground in advance of an offensive to liberate the key city of Raqqa, according to a report in the New York Times.
If such a plan is adopted, it would signify a shift in US policy and would further fracture an already delicate relationship between the US and Turkey.
US National Security Council staff are discussing ways to speed up the fight with ISIS with the aim of liberating Raqqa, the self-proclaimed caliphate’s de facto capital, something President Barak Obama would like to see underway before he leaves office in early 2017, the New York Times reported.
