"U.S. military trains eclectic group of anti-ISIS fighters " Topic
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| Tango01 | 24 May 2016 10:46 p.m. PST |
"Barcham Zana knows her enemy. It is the Islamic State, which she calls "darkness." Islamic State militants killed two cousins, she said. For her, the group is not an abstract threat. The 20-year-old spoke through a Syrian interpreter at a rudimentary training camp surrounded by golden waves of wheat in northern Syria. Zana and other young fighters had just finished target practice with AK-47s on a firing range encircled by earthen berms. The nearest front line fighting was about 50 miles away. Zana is a member of the YPJ, a predominantly Kurdish women's militia. She and her commander, Nujin Dirik, say they are dedicated to the cause. But they also reflect the depth of ethnic and other complexities facing the U.S. military as it seeks to develop a coherent and competent network of local Syria forces to defeat ISIS…"
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 Legion 4   | 25 May 2016 1:34 p.m. PST |
As I have said before … with all the different factions, tribes, clans, mobs, etc. in the region. You need team rosters with colored jerseys and numbers … That's one of reasons the region is such a mess. They still have tribes !! In the 21st Century. And if that does not divide them add religion … |
| cwlinsj | 25 May 2016 3:16 p.m. PST |
Are they going to cost $5 USD million each this time around? It gets hard to keep track of what's going on. |
| Legion 4 | 25 May 2016 4:29 p.m. PST |
Can we afford such luxuries ? |
| twawaddell | 26 May 2016 11:47 a.m. PST |
Will there be more than 5 or 6 of them this time? |
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