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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Turkish-backed forces, Kurds clash in strategic Syrian town
2019-11-14
[Rudaw] Fierce festivities took place on Wednesday between Ottoman Turkish proxies and Kurdish forces in northern Syria’s strategic town of Tel Tamr, with each claiming territorial gains.

The deadly festivities come amid Ottoman Turkish president Erdogan’s visit to Washington D.C. to discuss the issue with US officials.

"Fierce festivities continue between Syrian Democratic forces (SDF) and pro-Ottoman Turkish groups in northern from Tel Tamr to Abu Rassin," reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Located about 30km away from the The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...
-Syria border, the predominantly-Christian town of Tel Tamr saw fresh fighting between Ottoman Turkish-backed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Four SDF fighters were killed and seven others, according to a statement from the force.

The SDF added that "the Ottoman Turkish invasion army and its terrorist factions, by drones, attempted to attack and occupy the villages of Rihaniyeh, Amriyah, Irbin, Faisaliah, Minhar and Mahmudiyah," referring to villages located to the north of the town.

Turkey’s Operation Peace Spring against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria has now entered its second month. The operation is backed by Syrian proxy forces, some of whom are suspected to be previous members of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
 (ISIS).

Turkey signed two deals with the US and Russia to temporarily pause its invasion in return for the withdrawal of the SDF fighters from its borders. However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
 the ceasefire did not last long.

The SDF and Turkey have been blaming each other for the violation of the two US and Russia-brokered deals.

The SDF has allowed the deployment of Syrian regime forces to its borders with Turkey, including Tel Tamr, in an attempt to curb further Ottoman Turkish attacks. The regime forces, however have been attacked by Ottoman Turkish-backed groups several times, killing a number of them.

The SDF-affiliated Rojava Network news outlet reported the SDF reclaiming control of a number of villages in Tel Tamr.

However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
 pro-Ottoman Turkish militias claimed control of "a number of farms" in the vicinity of the Christian town.

The Ottoman Turkish Ministry of Defence has denied accusations of ethnic cleansing, and has said it does not target minority groups.
Related:
Tel Tamr: 2019-11-12 Turkish Twitter Users Support Invasion In Religious Terms, Referring To Jihad, Martyrdom, Unbelievers, And "Caliph ErdoÄŸan"
Tel Tamr: 2019-11-10 Regime troops pull back after intense clashes near NE Syria’s Tel Tamr: monitor
Tel Tamr: 2019-11-07 Syriac Military Council on a mission to protect northern Syria's Christian villages
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