| helped pay the stipends for the Syrian fighters the U | Along with their American counterparts, Emirati special forces are said to be training elements of the opposition |
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| Leith Fadel 28 January 2016 | McKernan, Bethan 13 October 2019 |
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| Washington, Bethan McKernan Julian Borger in; Sabbaghdefence, Dan; editor, security 2019-10-09 | They constitute a kind of Arab guarantee among the Syrian Democratic Forces — an umbrella group dominated by the Kurds of the PYD, on whom the US are relying to fight IS on the ground |
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| Saudi Arabia and the U | Sanchez, Raf 11 October 2019 |
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