Heavy conflicts between SDF and Syrian army on one side and Turkey backed militia on the other side is continuing at north of Tal Tamar, Hasakah province.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Scarce engagements between SDF and Syrian army with Turkey’s militia in south and east of Ras al-Ayn are continuing.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Today a big caravan of forces and equipment of Syrian army entered Tal Tamar, northeast of Syria.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Contrary to news that Syrian Army forces had withdrawn from the Tal Abu Rasin area east of Ras al-Ayn, new forces and equipment including several battle tanks, BMPs, Gvozdika self-propelled 122 mm howitzer, Grad rocket launchers, etc. were deployed on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain, in particular the Tal Abu Rasin and Um Harmal area.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Turkish Ministry of Defense has reported the death of a Turkish officer and the wounding of six others in an IED explosion near the border town of Ras al-Ayn.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Due to the agreement in Sochi, the first joint Russian-Turkish patrol formed in Darbasiyah region, east of Ras al-Ayn.
In recent days in despite of ceasefire agreed on by Syria and Russia ground operation was continuing and Turkey’s militia could capture some areas and villages in Ras al-Ayn axis from SDF and Syrian army.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Following Russian Military Police patrols in the eastern Euphrates, Russian troops entered Amudiyah and Darbasiyah today and continued their way to the city of Ras al-Ain. According to local sources, Russian Military Police in some areas were escorted by the Asayish (Kurdish Internal Security Forces).
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Syrian army will establish 15 new observation points at its border with Turkey in the eastern Euphrates to monitor the safe zone agreement in the area.
According to the agreement between Turkey and Russia over the northeastern border of Syria, the field map of the area in east of Euphrates will be as follows.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Today, an important meeting between presidents of Russia and Turkey was held in Sochi, and after six hours of negotiations the sides finally reached an agreement on northern Syria and the Kurds issue.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Engagements in Ras al-Ayn are continuing between Turkey and Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF) in despite of ceasefire.
