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On August 19, Brett McGurk‏, Special Presidential Envoy for the US-led coalition against ISIS, posted a photo report showing “meetings with sheikhs of all major tribes in Raqqa Province, committed to destroying ISIS.”

Most likely, the photo report was aimed to show that the US-led coalition had support of Arab tribes living in the province of Raqqah.

Excellent meetings with sheikhs of all major tribes in #Raqqa Province, committed to destroying #ISIS & restoring life to their communities. pic.twitter.com/pY6rTO5jlP — Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) 18 August 2017

However, something went wrong when Twitter users found that the newly recruited “fighters against ISIS” pledged their allegiance to ISIS some time ago.

What you can say about this picture pic.twitter.com/dc5XaL0qfX — hammadi AL hammadi (@hammadi79aa) 18 August 2017

What you can say about this picture pic.twitter.com/dc5XaL0qfX pic.twitter.com/S2EJMjlsXI — hammadi AL hammadi (@hammadi79aa) 18 August 2017

The US-led coalition faces significant problems as the area controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expands in the provinces of Raqqah and Deir Ezzor. The SDF remains a Kurdish-dominated entity and Kurdish militias operating under this brand have own interests, including an establishing a semi-independent or independent Kurdish state in the SDF-held area. These ideas find little support from the local Arab population.

Does the US-led coalition really believe that this situation could be changed this way?

A year ago they were isis pic.twitter.com/CHcVq4699v — hammadi AL hammadi (@hammadi79aa) 18 August 2017

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