▁Def ense ▁confirmed ▁that ▁U . S . ▁Special ▁Operation ▁Forces ▁were ▁flying ▁U . S . ▁flags ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Tell ▁A by ad ▁in ▁the ▁Eu phr ates ▁Region ▁to ▁d eter ▁Turkish ▁har ass ment ▁shell ing ▁or ▁attacks ▁against ▁S DF ▁forces ▁there . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁S DF ' s ▁late ▁summer ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Western ▁al - B ab ▁off ensive ▁against ▁I SI L , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁provided ▁close ▁combat ▁support ▁for ▁S DF ▁forces . ▁ ▁Late ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁sp okes man ▁for ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁J oint ▁Task ▁Force ▁– ▁Operation ▁In her ent ▁Resol ve ▁( C J TF – O IR ) ▁confirmed ▁that ▁the ▁S DF , ▁including ▁the ▁Y PG , ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" v ett ed ▁forces " ▁in ▁the ▁train ▁and ▁equip ▁program ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁supplied ▁with ▁weapons . ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁Turkey , ▁Re cep ▁T ay y ip ▁Er do ğ an , ▁condem ned ▁this ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁S DF ▁are ▁" end ang ering ▁our ▁future ". ▁ ▁Early ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁media ▁reports ▁highlight ed ▁construction ▁work ▁on ▁another ▁military ▁air field ▁in ▁S DF ▁controlled ▁territory ▁for ▁operations ▁of ▁U . S . ▁air ▁assets , ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁al - Sh add ad ah ▁in ▁the ▁J az ira ▁Region ,