More American, French troops arrive in Manbij

According to Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, the convoy was made up of ten Humvees, radar and communication equipment, long-range missile launchers, and medium weapons, adding that the two countries' warplanes were reportedly on alert to fly to the Kurdish-held town of Manbij.

The Turkish government has repeatedly threatened that it will extend its operation eastward from Afrin toward the strategic town.

The US has allied itself with the Kurdish militia known as the People’s Defense Units (YPG) in the fight against Islamic State (IS).

Ankara sees the YPG as the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), with whom the Turkish state has been in a decades-long conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced many more.

Reporter’s code: 50101

More US, French troops arrive in Manbij

The US and France have deployed additional troops to the Syrian Kurdish town of Manbij.

According to Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak, the convoy was made up of ten Humvees, radar and communication equipment, long-range missile launchers, and medium weapons, adding that the two countries' warplanes were reportedly on alert to fly to the Kurdish-held town of Manbij.

The Turkish government has repeatedly threatened that it will extend its operation eastward from Afrin toward the strategic town.

The US has allied itself with the Kurdish militia known as the People’s Defense Units (YPG) in the fight against Islamic State (IS).

Ankara sees the YPG as the Syrian branch of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), with whom the Turkish state has been in a decades-long conflict that has claimed thousands of lives and displaced many more.

Reporter’s code: 50101