Western media and officials presumed Turkey’s Syria operation would lead to Daesh's resurgence, but the latest Pentagon report finds the opposite
that Turkey can't operate "hundreds of miles from its border in hostile territory without substantial US military support" a claim the US Defense Department report proves completely outlandish.
Prior to the Turkish operation in northeastern Syria, a hesitant Washington decided to redeploy its forces from border areas into areas about 30-35 kilometres further inland, avoiding confronting Turkish forces. The US also reduced the number of its troops from 1,000 to 500 in the region. After three months of careful examination, the US army's central command has reported to the US Department of Defense that it saw no “compelling evidence” that the Turkish incursion and US troop redeployment resulted in significant changes to Daesh capabilities.
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