Blog post 2/8/18 Matthew Sanderson
(CNN)A large-scale attack by over 500 Syrian troops aligned with Bashar al-Assad on a base used by US troops and local US allies underscored the challenges faced by the Trump administration as it seeks to implement its long-term strategy for Syria, with both the Russian-backed regime and NATO ally Turkey recently conducting or threating attacks against America's primary ally in Syria.
I can't get the video to upload, so it's about everything in the words and shows what's happing there.
My views on this are very simple in my opinion, I think that the people in Syria are definitely having a hard and trouble time and that they are probably very scared. I think that it seems like they've been in this battle for a really long time because half of the Middle East has been a war zone for several years. One of the bad things is that a lot of the homes and buildings are completely destroyed or half destroyed with walls that are up with bullet holes or dust from bombs on the streetsits all so terrible.I think one of the most horrible things is that tanks and armored vehicles drivening into cities and villages with gunshots and explosions in the background drive people away and after it's done they have nothing left. So what I'm really saying is that it's very sad and I don't think it's unfair to those people's lives.
(CNN)A large-scale attack by over 500 Syrian troops aligned with Bashar al-Assad on a base used by US troops and local US allies underscored the challenges faced by the Trump administration as it seeks to implement its long-term strategy for Syria, with both the Russian-backed regime and NATO ally Turkey recently conducting or threating attacks against America's primary ally in Syria.
After being shelled by pro-regime tanks, rockets and artillery, US troops were able to counterattack, with US artillery and aircraft killing some 100 pro-regime fighters and forcing them to retreat across the Euphrates River, two US military officials told CNN Wednesday.
However, the attack, which US officials assess to be aimed at capturing lucrative Syrian oil fields that US-backed forces captured from ISIS, underscores the diverse array of challenges the Trump administration faces as it seeks to ensure the long-term defeat of ISIS while simultaneously containing Iran's influence in the Middle East.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the administration's goals in Syria during a speech at the Hoover Institution in California last month, saying the US wants to defeat ISIS and al Qaeda, help resolve the Syrian civil war, contain Iran's influence in Syria, help Syrian refugees return home and ensure that Syria is free of weapons of mass destruction.
I can't get the video to upload, so it's about everything in the words and shows what's happing there.
My views on this are very simple in my opinion, I think that the people in Syria are definitely having a hard and trouble time and that they are probably very scared. I think that it seems like they've been in this battle for a really long time because half of the Middle East has been a war zone for several years. One of the bad things is that a lot of the homes and buildings are completely destroyed or half destroyed with walls that are up with bullet holes or dust from bombs on the streetsits all so terrible.I think one of the most horrible things is that tanks and armored vehicles drivening into cities and villages with gunshots and explosions in the background drive people away and after it's done they have nothing left. So what I'm really saying is that it's very sad and I don't think it's unfair to those people's lives.
Matthew, don't copy and paste from CNN. You should summarize IN YOUR OWN WORDS. The fonts size should be the same throughout your blog.
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