claimed the US forces were among Kurdiish forces “preparing for a north Raqqa offensive.”The uniforms worn by several of the men in the video tally with those seen in photos from previous Kurdish reports on US ground forces in Syria, though it is not yet confirmed if the men are American. Photos released by Agence France-Press (AFP) the previous day showed the same men, and numerous reports echoed the agency’s line that US special forces fighters wearing YPG badges were joining a largely Kurdish operation to retake Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Pentagon’s press secretary Peter Cook on May 26 denied that its special operation forces were positioned “on the forward line” in Syria, though admitted there was no “specific measurement” for what the forward line is. A man with a French accent is interviewed in the video, wearing a baseball cap saying “Marines” and fatigues dissimilar to the men identified as US special forces. His role is unclear. Credit: Kurdistan 24">