The U.S. 'has been assisting the Russian forces to navigate through previously unsafe areas quickly,' a senior Pentagon official told Newsweek.
The U.S. military has begun a hasty exit from Syria's northern city of Manbij, and is set to help Russia establish itself there amid a Turkish attempt to defeat Kurdish-led, Pentagon-backed fighters at the strategic location,The U.S.
A Russian army vehicle patrols past people walking on the side of the road in the area of Arimah, just west of Manbij, a northern city near the Turkish border, January 17. Just a day earlier a suicide bombing claimed by ISIS killed four U.S. personnel in Manbij.Manbij, home to a majority-Arab, but diverse community that includes Kurds and other ethnic minorities, has long been on the frontier of Syria's multi-sided war.
Trump announced his decision to pull troops out of Syria in December of last year following a call with Erdogan, but plans stalled as the U.S. wrapped up its anti-ISIS campaign and expanded its mission to counter Iranian influence. Months later, following another call between Erdogan and Trump, the White House announced last week that the U.S. would relocate U.S. troops asTurkish soldiers and Turkey-backed Syrian rebels gather on the northern outskirts of the Syrian city of Manbij.
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