1. This is a good article on an important & troubling incident (American Marines having an altercation with allied forces in Syria). It deserves more attention than it's received. https://taskandpurpose.com/syria-insider-attack/ …
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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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You then was VIOLENCE occurring in our war zone??
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