(Military Times) Shawn Snow - The U.S. military has sent a team of troops to Manbij in Syria to prevent the various forces there from fighting one another. The Pentagon calls its effort "reassure and deter." It's focused on keeping peace between Syrian Kurdish militias and Turkish military units, both of whom are fighting the Islamic State but deeply distrust one another. Russian military elements, in support of Syrian President Assad, also are present on the city's outskirts.
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