MESOPOTAMIA NEWS : THE PRO PKK/PYD TICKET IS FINSIHED – Training for U.S.-Turkish Patrols in Syria Gets Underway
2 Oct 2018 – U.S. Secretary of State Jim Mattis said the U.S. and Turkish militaries have begun training in Turkey for joint patrols in Syria’s Manbij (AP), which a Turkish presidential spokesperson said will begin “very soon.” The patrols are part of an agreement that will see U.S.-allied Kurdish forces withdraw from the city (Hill).
In Foreign Affairs, Aaron Stein discusses the post-American future of Kurdish forces in Syria. More via www.mesop.de