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Turkish-backed groups attack Tal Tamir district: SDF

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that fighters of the Tal Tamir Military Council "are responding to a ground attack."

Wladimir van Wilgenburg 2022/01/26 23:19

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters stand on a roof next to their flag in the village of Baghouz, Deir al-Zor province, Syria, March 24, 2019 (Delil Soleiman / AFP).

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Turkish forces and militias Ankara backs launched Wednesday evening a ground assault on Tal Tamir district, located in the northwestern countryside of Syria's al-Hasakah province, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said.

As ISIS is defeated in Heseke, Turkey and Turkish-backed SNA continued to attack NES today, including in northern Manbij & Tel Tamir.

Yesterday, Turkish gendarmerie snipers murdered Muhammad Ahmed Ali (26) in Kor Ali, west of Kobane, as he wandered his farmland near the border.
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Tal Tamir Military Council members are responding to the Turkish-led attack in Tal al-Laban village, which is southwest of the district and "where violent clashes are taking place between the council's fighters and [Ankara's] mercenaries."

Despite ceasefire agreements between Turkey and Russia and Turkey and the United States since October 2019, Turkish-backed groups and the Turkish army continue to regularly target SDF-held areas. Often civilians fall victim to these attacks.

Turkish-backed forces have continued to shell SDF fighters since the beginning of a massive ISIS attack in al-Hasakah last Thursday, effectively helping the terrorist organization by straining SDF's focus as they worked to contain the situation.

The local Hawar News Agency (ANHA) also reported that Turkish-backed groups shelled positions of SDF-linked forces on Wednesday near Manbij and the town of Arima.