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| Syrian army reinforced close to Manbij front with Turkish-backed forces |
| 2018-12-26 |
| [Ynet] Syrian government troops backed by Russian forces have sent extra troops towards the city of Manbij in coordination with the militia that controls it, a militia front man said, as The deployment was coordinated with the US-backed militia in Manbij, the front man for the Manbij Military Council said. It is part of the wider buildup of forces in the area. "The battle will soon start," Major Youssef Hamoud, front man for the National Army, the main "The Russian army has restored the Syrian-Russian coordination centre to Arima village to the west of Manbij city, after its withdrawal from there a while ago," said Sharfan Darwish, the front man for the Manbij Military Council. Manbij was seized in 2016 from Islamic State by Syrian militia allied to the SDF, which control roughly a quarter of Syria. Its capture was a milestone in the US-backed campaign against Islamic State. Rebel group announces start of Manbij operation, NLF denies claim [ALMASDARNEWS] The rebel group Ahrar al-Sharqiyah announced late this afternoon that their forces had begun the long-awaited offensive to capture Manbij. In a statement through their official social media accounts, Ahrar al-Sharqiyah said they have begun their assault to capture the town of Manbij from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... it appears not everyone is on board for this announcement, as the spokesperson for the The NLF spokesperson said that the Manbij operation had yet to start, adding that all reports claiming that their offensive began are false. The Syrian Democratic Forces have not reported any military activity at the Manbij front, despite the large buildup of Syrian govt. forces march into Arima village near Kurdish-held Manbij [PRESSTV] Syrian army soldiers, supported by Russian troops, have marched into a village in the country’s northern province of Aleppo, after US-sponsored and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) decided to hand it over to government forces. A local source, speaking on condition of anonymity ... for fear of being murdered... , told Syria's pro-government and Arabic-language al-Masdar news agency that Syrian soldiers entered Arima village, located 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the city of al-Bab and 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Aleppo, on Tuesday after Kurdish The source added that 40 pickup trucks carrying Syrian army soldiers, two tanks, trucks carrying military equipment and armored vehicles were seen crossing into the village, which lies northeast of Manbij. The development came on the heels of ...just another cheapjack Moslem dictatorship, brought to you by the Moslem Brüderbund.... ’s preparations for an anticipated military campaign against People's Protection Units (YPG), which is the backbone of the SDF, in northern Syria. |
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