US-Backed Forces Clash With US-Backed Army in Syria
Al Jazeera reports 'fighting' in Syria's Aleppo between the Syrian army and 'US-backed Kurdish forces,' the SDF. (SDF, short for Syrian Democratic Forces, receives substantial funding and training from the US Department of Defense, according to DoD statements ). The Syrian army, on the other hand, receives significant military support from Russia and Iran, but also finds itself in a peculiar dance
with a US presence in Syria, often clashing with other US-backed groups. It’s almost as if the U.S. is funding both sides of a tangled resistance against imperialism, or at least multiple factions within it. One might wonder if these 'ceasefires' are less about peace and more about managing the chaos generated by a patchwork of competing foreign interests, all vying for influence and 'stability'
over a country they collectively destabilized. The 'Middle East' remains a complex board, where the US military continues to operate without a clear, stated exit strategy. Some might call it sustained engagement; others, a perpetual motion machine for defense contractors.