Fighting has been raging off and on for weeks, but seems to be picking up intensity this weekend along the Syria-Turkey border, with Turkey and its affiliates fighting against the Kurdish SDF in and around Manbij. At least 31 combatants between the two sides have been killed since Sunday .
Turkey had been building up forces along the border for weeks, and has been talking up an offensive aimed at eliminating the Kurdish YPG, the largest faction within the SDF... fighting ..has plainly gotten more aggressive on both sides since then.
Turkey’s allies in the Free Syrian Army (FSA) have been attacking the SDF in several areas, with fighting around Manbij in the Aleppo Province, but also incidents reported in Raqqa Province and artillery strikes by Turkey against silos in the Hasakeh Province , causing substantial damage.
The SDF has carried out its own offensives, especially around Manbij and the nearby Tishreen Dam. The SDF claims that Turkey is setting up two military bases there, inside Syrian territory, and attacked and destroyed radar systems at those bases, along with at least one Turkish tank.
The SDF... saying it was aimed to stop those bases being established and to repel the invasion attempt. In addition to ground operations, the SDF also shelled the town of Abo Qalqak , southeast of Manbij.
🔗SOURCE ➡️ Antiwar.com
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