MESOP : Stationed in the outskirts of Kobane / An US joint training program with YPG/PYD (PKK)

U.S. to Send Additional 250 Special Operations Troops to Syria / ALSO PUTIN SENDS MORE TARINING EXPERTS FOR PYD/PKK FORCES  IN SYRIA

President Barack Obama, speaking in Germany this morning, announced that the United States would send an additional 250 Special Operations troops to Syria, building on the 50 already deployed. The new forces will assist with the training and assistance being provided to Kurdish and Sunni Arab forces fighting the Islamic State in eastern Syria, with particular attention to expanding Sunni Arab participation. Russia has also been deepening its engagement with the Kurds, especially in western Syria.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/obama-to-announce-plans-to-grow-us-special-operations-force-in-syria/2016/04/24/93a2108a-0a6a-11e6-a6b6-2e6de3695b0e_story.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief

http://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-pursues-ties-with-kurds-to-keep-foothold-in-region-1461239887?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief