2. So: there's an American military base in Syria where Marines are supposedly training Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).Unfortunately, Marines & SDF start quarrelling.
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3. According to article, one quarrel started when Marines tried to help wounded civilians, who were not Kurds, so SDF said don't help.
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4. Upshot was SDF soldier launched "insider attack" (or as think of it, an allied fragging) of Marine. SDF soldier killed, Marine wounded.
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5. But here's the thing: Pentagon refuses to acknowledge this all happened. Here's my write up with some thoughts as to why.https://newrepublic.com/minutes/150555/pentagon-covering-shooting-marine-syria …
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Too bad task and purpose fired their EIC for that propublica VA piece
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It is a good article, but deserves more info. Who were the injured people outside the base (what ethnicity)? This question may not have mattered to our marines, but yes to the SDF. How frequent have SDF friendly fire incidents been?
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