On Friday, 25 US Special Forces operating in Syria were expelled from the town of al-Rai by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels who called them infidels. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have, in contrast, demonstrated their comradery. Video footage showed rebels calling the US Special Forces infidels and dogs, while shouting ‘Allah Akbar’ in Arabic. According to Lenarz, the videos, of Turkey-backed rebels chasing US Special Forces, demonstrated that those rebels are not moderate. Also, Americans that fought with the Kurdish YPG forces are outraged that US Special Forces are helping Turkey-backed rebels at all.

Source: Egypt Independent September 17, 2016 14:48 UTC