Participation directe de forces spéciales anglaises à des combats auprès de la « New Syrian Army » en ligne de front aux confins des frontières jordanienne et irakienne en Syrie (poste-frontière de Tanf) - et pas seulement de l’entraînement de combattants en Jordanie - selon le Times :
▻http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/brit-special-forces-in-syria-gvtn97nbg
British special forces are on the front line in Syria defending a rebel unit under daily attack by Isis, military commanders have told The Times.
The operation marks the first evidence of the troops’ direct involvement in the war-torn country rather than just training rebels in Jordan.
British special forces based in Jordan frequently cross into Syria to assist the New Syrian Army (NSA), which has been holding out in the southeastern village of al-Tanf. The rebel unit, made up of former Syrian special forces who defected from President Assad’s army, was retrained by the British and Americans.
L’essentiel de l’article du Times sous paywall mais le Telegraph en reprend des éléments :
▻http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/06/british-special-forces-operating-inside-syria-alongside-rebels
First Lieutenant Mahmoud al-Saleh said British forces frequently crossed the border to help the New Syrian Army (NSA), comprised of former Syrian special forces, as it defends the south-eastern village of al-Tanf.
“They helped us with logistics, like building defences to make the bunkers safe,” he said.
Sujet déjà évoqué à plusieurs reprises sous l’angle de cette « New Syrian Army » fonctionnant surtout comme couverture de forces spéciales jordanienne et occidentale, ce que cet article semble, au moins en partie, confirmer avec une implication décrite comme importante et active de ces forces anglaises : ▻http://seenthis.net/messages/494075
►http://seenthis.net/messages/474150 ►http://seenthis.net/messages/468261
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