Middle East Monitor: US-backed fighters on high alert in Syria's Manbij
US-backed fighters on high alert in Syria's Manbij
Turkey has repeatedly threatened to overrun the Syrian province of Manbij controlled by the Kurds.
On the outskirts of Syria's Manbij, Kurdish-led fighters have dug trenches and US-led coalition soldiers patrol from land and sky after Turkey threatened to overrun the northern city.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened to launch an attack on the city, near which US troops are stationed as part of their support to a Kurdish-led alliance fighting the militants.
Pro-Ankara Syrian rebels control territory to the north and west of the city held by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance.
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WNU Editor: The U.S. is sending more soldiers to Manjib .... US Sends More Troops to Syrian Town Where US, British Soldiers Killed (Military.com). The Turkish media is also reporting on this U.S. surge .... US setting up 2 bases in Manbij, northern Syria (Anadolu Agency).
