Contents tagged with Manbij
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Russian military enter Syrian city previously controlled by US
Russian Military Police started patrolling the demarcation line between Turkish and Syrian government troops in Manbij and neighboring areas, which were controlled by US allies the day before. US Armed Forces left two military bases in the city of Manbij.
The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian Military Police entered the Manbij area. Earlier, the Syrian army, controlled by President Bashar al-Assad, said it had fully occupied Manbij.
US Official military Spokesperson for Operation …
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Russian military began patrolling around the Syrian Manbij
Russia conducts independent and joint patrols around the Syrian city of Manbij located in the north-east of the Aleppo Governorate. According to the local sources of the Turkish news agency Anadolu, Russian military patrol independently in some places and “together with the so-called el-Bab Military Council formed by YPG forces” in other places.
The footage of the Anatolian Agency captures the military in armored vehicles with the Russian flag patrolling around the town of Arima. In addition, …
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Surrender without a fight: Kurds abandon Syrian Manbij
The military advisors of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) have withdrawn from the Syrian city of Manbij. This was reported in a YPG statement distributed by the Kurdish news agency Firat on June 6. The YPG is leaving the city in accordance with a US-Turkey agreement reached on June 4.
“At the request of the military council of Manbij, a group of military instructors from our forces remained as advisers, this took place in coordination with the international coalition… Now, after two …
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U.S. and Turkey agree on a stabilization plan in Syrian Manbij
The U.S. and Turkey approved a road map for stabilizing the situation in the Syrian city of Manbij, as reported in a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.
It was noted that the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed their commitment to continue the joint fight against terrorism in the region, and also reviewed the recommendations of the Turkish-American Working Group on Syria.
“They approved the road map and stressed their …
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US decides to build two military bases in Syria's Manbij
The U.S. is building two military bases in the region of Manbij west of the Euphrates River, which is under the control of the Kurdish People’s Defense Unit (YPG), reports the Turkish news agency Anadolu.
One of the American bases will be built at the site of an observation post to the north of the city of Manbij, southeast of the village of Dadat, reports Anadolu.
U.S. troops brought a lot of construction equipment to the area. The base will be located eight kilometers from the Sajur River, …
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Kurds: French troops entered northern Syria
Kurdistan 24 news outlet reports, citing the Joint Chief of Defense in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), Razan Gilo, that the French military entered northern Syria through the Tal Abyad crossing which is under the control of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Razan Gilo said that at least 50 French soldiers entered the Syrian border-town of Tal Abyad this morning
The French soldiers have also been reportedly deployed to northeastern Aleppo town of Manbij, which is controlled by the …
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Media: Turkish Army attacked Assad’s troops
Turkish armed forces, with the support of the Free Syrian Army, shelled the Syrian border guards at the western part of the city of Manbij, reported the Arabic edition of Al-Masdar.
The media reported that eight Syrian servicemen were killed, and dozens more were injured.
The news source reported that the Turkish Army attacked the Syrian military near the border villages, which the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-Syrian alliance, handed over to Assad’s government.
Earlier, Turkish …