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UPDATE: Fighting raging for a 3rd day in/around al-Sina'a prison in #Hasakah #Syria
#SDF statements say the US-backed forces continue to battle cells of #ISIS fighters, both inside the northern section of the prison & in neighborhoods to the south of the prison
#SDF statements say the US-backed forces continue to battle cells of #ISIS fighters, both inside the northern section of the prison & in neighborhoods to the south of the prison
UN Commission of Inquiry report on #Syria finds "Syrians continue to be killed on a daily basis & suffer gross human rights violations, war crimes & crimes against humanity at the hands of all parties"
.@UNCoISyria assessment based on 538 interviews, official documents, photos, videos & satellite imagery, per its report
In NE #Syria, @UNCoISyria found ongoing clashes between #Turkey forces, #PKK & Syrian Nat'l Army "further destabilized the region"
"Security situation also deteriorated" in #DeirEzzor "...where the [#SDF} increased raids & arrests of civilians w/alleged links to" #ISIS
"Security situation also deteriorated" in #DeirEzzor "...where the [#SDF} increased raids & arrests of civilians w/alleged links to" #ISIS
General Mazloum Abdi: we have been negotiating a #ceasefire for the past 3 days based on Trump’s request
Gen Mazloum: We were part of these meetings and calls
Gen Mazloum: The agreement covers the the current war zone area only.
We at #SDF are ready to achieve anything to keep the ceasefire and the U.S gave us guarantees
We at #SDF are ready to achieve anything to keep the ceasefire and the U.S gave us guarantees
So far, the PKK / YPG rocket and mortar attacks have already claimed the lives of 18 civilians in Turkey, including children. 
The PKK / YPG militants use unguided weaponry, some relying on the WW2 technology like the Grad rockets, to indiscriminately hit populated areas, marking a textbook example of terrorism through hybrid concepts
From a military standpoint, there is no silver bullet C-RAM (counter - rocket, artillery, and mortar) solution to this kind of projectiles. Thus, the Turkish ground offensive must swiftly secure some 20km tactical depth to protect the civilians.
#SDF positions in northeastern #Syria "very weak" against #Turkey-backed forces, per #SDF Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi, speaking thru translator on a teleconference
He describes the situation as "frustrating...We trusted the security mechanism sponsored by the United States”
He describes the situation as "frustrating...We trusted the security mechanism sponsored by the United States”
#Kurd journalist @aged_choli captured the opening salvos of #Turkey NE #Syria operations as he was filming in #RasalAyn a while ago.
Live FB Feed from journalist @Ivan_Hassib as he reports on the panic ensuing following #Turkey airstrikes vs targets SW of Ras Al-Ayn, NE #Syria
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