{"id":52379,"date":"2018-10-01T20:39:09","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T20:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/10\/01\/us-starts-training-turkish-troops-for-joint-syria-patrols\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:59:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:59:44","slug":"us-starts-training-turkish-troops-for-joint-syria-patrols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/10\/01\/us-starts-training-turkish-troops-for-joint-syria-patrols\/","title":{"rendered":"US starts training Turkish troops for joint Syria patrols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PARIS \u2014 The U.S. has now begun training Turkish troops, marking the final step before the two countries begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/07\/26\/us-and-turkish-troops-coordinate-patrols-in-tense-manbij-region-of-syria\/\" target=_blank>conducting joint patrols<\/a> likely later this month around the strategic northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/04\/17\/us-forces-remain-near-manbij-isis-has-moved-on\/\" target=_blank>Syrian city of Manbij<\/a>, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis said that initial instruction for Turkey&#8217;s military trainers started, and will soon be followed by U.S. training of the broader Turkish force that will conduct the patrols. The forces are being trained in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/09\/25\/the-white-house-just-revealed-massive-mission-creep-in-syria-heres-why\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3978211.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The White House has revealed massive mission creep in Syria. Here\u2019s why.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The White House signaled a fundamental shift in the military mission for troops in Syria that would focus on Iran rather than ISIS.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The training had been delayed a bit while equipment was brought in and the two countries worked out the details of how military tactics and operations would be conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ibrahim Kalin, Turkey&#8217;s presidential spokesman, said last week that the patrols would &#8220;begin very soon.&#8221; Mattis would not commit to a timeline, but acknowledged progress in the training steps needed for the patrols to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4651254.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4651254.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4651254.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4651254.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4651254.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. personnel provide security from a tactical vehicle in a local village during an independent patrol outside Manbij, Syria, Aug. 11, 2018. These independent, coordinated patrols are conducted with Turkish military forces who stay on the opposite side of the demarcation line. (Sgt. Nicole Paese\/Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/23\/turkey-says-it-will-patrol-manbij-in-syrias-north-with-us-forces\/\" target=_blank>The Manbij patrols<\/a> are part of a \u201croad map\u201d that Ankara and Washington agreed on in June to defuse tensions amid Turkish demands for the withdrawal of a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia that freed the town of Manbij from the Islamic State group in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have every reason to think the joint patrols will be coming on time when the training syllabus is complete,&#8221; Mattis told reporters traveling with him en route to Paris. &#8220;We just got to an agreement last week.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/06\/07\/syrian-kurdish-leader-no-turkish-or-allied-forces-in-manbij\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18158481368683.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Syrian Kurdish leader: No Turkish or allied forces in Manbij<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">No Turkish troops or allied Syrian fighters will deploy inside the strategic Syrian town of Manbij following a Turkish-U.S. deal that is expected to see the local U.S.-backed Kurdish militia pull out of the area, the head of the local military council said Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mattis said the Turkish military has &#8220;been very helpful, very professional on setting the rules of engagement and the training up, and we&#8217;re on the ground there now.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and the Turks have been conducting independent patrols along the border there. Creating joint patrols is seen as a way to tamp down potential violence between the various groups in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1031\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4681134.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4681134.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4681134.jpg.jpg?resize=300,206 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4681134.jpg.jpg?resize=768,528 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4681134.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,704 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the Manbij Military Council pull security during a training scenario in Manbij, Syria, Aug. 16, 2018. (Sgt. 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Ankara considers the U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia, the People&#8217;s Protection Units, or YPG, a terror group that is linked to a Kurdish insurgency within Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kalin said continued U.S. support for the Kurdish forces remains &#8220;a serious concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/09\/30\/turkey-accuses-us-of-failing-to-abide-by-deal-on-syrian-town\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4651257.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Turkey accuses US of failing to abide by deal on Syrian town<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Turkey\u2019s president in remarks published Friday accused the United States of failing to abide by a deal for a U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish militia to withdraw from a town it had liberated from Islamic State militants in northern Syria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In July, the Manbij Military Council, which administers the town, said the YPG units once stationed there had completed their withdrawal. 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