US EditionOver 100 killed in clashes between Turkish-backed militants and Syrian Kurdish forces: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
- More than 100 combatants have died in clashes in northern Syria between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces over the last two days, according to a war monitor.
- The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 101 people were killed, including 85 pro-Turkish group members and 16 from the Syrian Democratic Forces.
- The Syrian Democratic Forces stated they repelled 'all the attacks from Turkey’s mercenaries supported by Turkish drones and aviation.'
- The Turkish military conducts regular strikes against Kurdish fighters, accusing them of links to the PKK, which is considered a terrorist organization by the Turkish government.
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The rebel militia offensive in Syria that overthrew the Bashar el Assad regime a month ago has not brought peace to the Kurdish regions of the north-east of the country, but rather the opposite. Since 27 November, the same day that the lightning offensive that ended the El Assad dictatorship began, a coalition of pro-Turkish Syrian militias based in the north of the country has carried out its own military campaign against the Autonomous Democra…
IN TWO DAYS: Over 100 killed in clashes in Aleppo countryside
This comes as a part of efforts by Turkish forces and their proxy militias to take control of the strategic Teshreen dam and Qarrah Qarquzaq bridge, amid growing concerns about expanding military operations, which could probably affect the humanitarian and security situations in that region. In the past two days, SOHR documented the death of 101 combatants in bombardment and clashes between Syrian Democratic Forces and “National Army”
Even after Assad's fall, fighting in Syria continues: the Turkish army and allied militias are taking action against Kurdish forces defending their autonomy.
The head of Ankara's Diplomacy then invited the Kurdish YPG forces, which are located in northern Syria and are supported by the US in an anti-ISIS function, to abandon their weapons “as soon as possible”. (BEND)
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