What are Turkey-U.S. 'joint patrols' in eastern Syria and why they matter

In 2014 ISIS attacked the area and threatened to exterminate and ethnically cleanse Kurds, minorities and anyone who didn’t adhere to the ISIS extremist interpretation of Islam.

U.S. and Turkish soldiers conduct the first-ever combined joint patrol outside Manbij, Syria, November 1, 2018. Picture taken November 1, 2018. Courtesy Arnada Jones/U.S.

(photo credit: ARMY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 07:17

What are Turkey-U.S. 'joint patrols' in eastern Syria and why they matter

In 2014 ISIS attacked the area and threatened to exterminate and ethnically cleanse Kurds, minorities and anyone who didn’t adhere to the ISIS extremist interpretation of Islam.

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What are Turkey-U.S. 'joint patrols' in eastern Syria and why they matter

In 2014 ISIS attacked the area and threatened to exterminate and ethnically cleanse Kurds, minorities and anyone who didn’t adhere to the ISIS extremist interpretation of Islam.

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