ISWNews Analysis Group: The head of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani met with the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi during a trip to northeastern Syria.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The villages of Sakiro, Mu’allaq and Sayda have been the main focus of fighting and tensions between Turkish militants and Syrian Democratic Forces for the past three days.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Syrians gathered in the cities of Hasakah and Qamishli to protest the siege of residential areas and the blockade of food by the SDF into these cities.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Russia asked Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) to leave control of Ain Issa town to Syrian army to prevent Turkey’s possible operation in the area.
Although Syrian Kurds, after expanding their reign over Kurdish and even Arabic areas located in East of Euphrates river called “Jazirah”, started the system of self-government under support of USA, but their relation with Syrian government was in the state not peace nor war. There were limited engagements between them for time to time but never became a full enmity.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Yesterday the Syrian Army forces entered the Aliya Silos in south of Raas al-Ayn, Hasakah province.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Artillery duels and sporadic clashes between Turkey’s mercenaries on one side and Syrian Army and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the other side continue in north of Ayn Issa.
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.
Turkish campaign in east of Euphrates has been the headline for many local and regional media these days but the issue that may need to be addressed more than ever is the nature of the commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Syrian Democratic Forces spokesman Kino Gabriel announced the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from the town of Ras al-Ain.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Engagements in Ras al-Ayn are continuing between Turkey and Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF) in despite of ceasefire.
Since the beginning of the Turkey’s operation in east of Euphrates, there are many stories about it, but one of the interesting ones is about the forces and militants known as the ‘Syrian National Army'(SNA) whom doing the job in east of Euphrates on behalf of Turkey.
