French special forces are advising Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the recapturing of the city of Manbij from ISIS in northern Syria, according to French defence ministry officials on Thursday. What is behind the deployment is part of a bigger strategy by the west to divide up the country for the manipulation of resources and profit and re-draw the map of the region. Iran and Russia are now involved in the map re-drawing business whether they like it or not. The west sets the scene and others re-act. French special forces are now setting the scene in northern Syria, as they have done so historically. Sputnik reports: “The offensive at Manbij is clearly being backed by a certain number of states including France. It’s the usual support — it’s advisory,” AFP quoted one French defense ministry official as saying, without giving further details on the deployment. The official especially stressed that French special forces will not intervene militarily themselves and are not supposed to engage in combat with Daesh militants. Last Friday French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also commented on the issue saying that the French troops were helping operations at Manbij “through weapons supplies, air presence and advice.” According to AFP reports, the SDF, a US-backed Kurdish-dominated alliance, are on the northern [...]
