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151:(CJTF-OIR) Public Affairs Officer Col. Thomas Veale told the Defense Post website that the force will consist of roughly 30,000 personnel, half of which are Syrian Democratic Forces veterans. The other 15,000 are currently being recruited, with about 230 people undergoing training in the Border Security Force (BSF)'s inaugural class. The Public Affairs Office further stated that Kurdish
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was summoned in Ankara on 10 January, as relations between the U.S. and Turkey are becoming strained due to U.S. military support for the YPG. By 15 January, President Erdoğan strongly condemned the formation of the Border
Security Force. In his speech in Ankara, he criticized the U.S., stating that
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officially condemned the U.S. decision to create the new Border
Security Force with 30,000 personnel in areas controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces as being illegal. The statement further called the creation of this force as "blatant breach of Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and a
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announced Russia would have to take measures in response to the formation of the Border
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reported that a "North Syrian Army" was in the process of being formed. The role of the new formation was said to be carrying out border security duties in areas under the control of the SDF. This new army was planned to be headed by the
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eventually denied the US was involved in the creation of any border security force stating "that entire situation has been mis-portrayed, mis-described, some people misspoke. We are not creating a border security force at all."
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any Syrian citizen that fights on behalf of the U.S.-created border force will be guilty of high treason against the state and people of Syria, and that the person would stand trial as a traitor.
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