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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian regime sends troops toward area of Turkey's anti-terror op
2019-10-14
[DAILYSABAH] Syrian regime troops began moving to the north to confront The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...Qatar's satrapy in Asia Minor...
's ongoing counterterrorism operation, state TV said Sunday.

State media, which said the troops were moving to face "Ottoman Turkish army aggression," did not say where the regime troops were deploying in northern Syria.

Earlier Sunday, the Lebanese broadcaster al-Mayadeen said Bashir al-Assad's forces would deploy within 48 hours to the town of Ayn al-Arab which is held by the PKK's Syrian affiliate, the People's Protection Units (YPG), and the nearby town of Manbij which is controlled by YPG-aligned forces.

The towns fall within a swathe east of the Euphrates River controlled by the YPG bandidos bully boyz that is currently being targeted in an operation by Turkey and the Syrian National Army (SNA).
Related:
Ayn al-Arab: 2019-07-20 Large military mobilizations of the Turkish forces and their loyal factions arrive in the outskirts of Manbij
Ayn al-Arab: 2018-11-08 Turkey kills YPG militant who fired across Syrian border: Security source
Ayn al-Arab: 2018-03-21 Turkey vows to expand operation against Kurds in Syria
Related:
YPG: 2019-10-12 US-backed Syrian forces claim Turkey bombed a commando camp housing coalition-trained counterterrorism forces
YPG: 2019-10-12 2 Turkish soldiers killed in action during clashes with YPG terrorists
YPG: 2019-10-12 10 civilians killed in YPG mortar attacks on southeast Turkey
Related:
Manbij: 2019-10-11 Turkish op to avoid a terror state in Syria: Erdogan
Manbij: 2019-10-10 Turkey: Operation Peace Spring in accordance with int'l law
Manbij: 2019-10-07 US-backed SDF militants abduct civilians in eastern Syria
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