“President Barack Obama has authorized using air power to defend a new US backed fighting force in Syria if it is attacked by Syrian government forces or other groups,” the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.
According to the Wall Street Journal, US officials consider that this decision finalized the discussion about the role of US army in the Syrian conflict.
Last week, the US aviation had already conducted airstrikes to protect the New Syria Force, which is the US-trained group fighting in Syria, after it was attacked by al-Qaida’s Syrian affiliate.
Syria has been in a state of a civil war since 2011. Government forces have been fighting numerous extremist groups, including Islamic State and the Nusra Front.
(Sputnik)
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US to defend Syrian rebels with airpower, including from Assad...
ReplyDeleteThe United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the US military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, US officials said on Sunday.
The decision by President Barack Obama, which could deepen the US role in Syria's conflict, aims to shield a still-fledging group of Syrian fighters armed and trained by the United States to battle Islamic State militants -- not forces loyal to Assad...............http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/US-to-defend-Syrian-rebels-with-airpower-including-from-Assad/articleshow/48326200.cms