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In this Sunday, July 15, 2018 photo, a Syrian soldier stands guard at a checkpoint, in the eastern Ghouta region, near the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. Arabic on the barrels reads, &quot;Crown of the Arab Bashar&quot;, left, and &quot; Assad's Syria&quot;. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Syrian government, rebels clash over recon base near Israel

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This Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File)

Turkey, U.S. forces on course for clash in Manbij, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A Turkish army tank moves toward the Syrian border, in Reyhanlı, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Thursday complained about inconsistent statements from the United States concerning the creation of a border security force in northern Syria, saying Washington has to put an end to the confusion and stand by Turkey. Turkey has reacted angrily to the U.S.-led coalition's plans to form a 30,000-strong Kurdish-led force, calling it an &quot;army of terror&quot; and vowing to crush it. (AP Photo)

Turkish artillery hammers Kurdish-held territory in Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This Saturday, April. 29, 2017 still taken from video, shows an American soldier standing on an armored vehicle in the northern village of Darbasiyah, Syria. U.S. moved troops and armored vehicles through several Syrian cities and towns on Friday and Saturday in a show of force apparently intended to dissuade Turkey and Syrian Kurdish forces from attacking each other. (AP Photo via APTV)

U.S. forces in buffer zone to block Turk-Kurdish fighting

By Carlo Munoz The Washington Times - The Washington Times

A Kurdish YPG fighter at a base in northeastern Syria said his M-16 assault rifle, stamped with the words "Property of U.S. Govt," was captured from the Islamic State, which probably took it from the Iraqi army. (Campbell MacDiarmid/Special to The Washington Times)

YPG Kurdish fighters’ success against Islamic State makes Turkey nervous

By Campbell MacDiarmid - Special to The Washington Times

In this Oct. 22, 2014, file photo, thick smoke from an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition rises in Kobani, Syria, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Syria Kurds yet to be fully embraced by U.S. in anti-IS fight

By Ryan Lucas - Associated Press