The rebels backed by Turkey liberated villages in the north. Syria – Onet.pl

 
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  rebels backed by Turkey liberated villages in the north. Syria
 
 
 

According to his relationship rebels occupied the first two the village from which they had to retreat, but after the advent of meals they managed to master a few, “about eight” of the village. They are located to the east and south of al-Raj, which is located two kilometers south of the border with Turkey.

Turkish tanks crossed the border on Saturday near the Turkish village of Cobaney that on the Syrian side adjacent to the village of al-Raj; in recent months it was controlled alternately by IS fighters and Syrian rebels. This is another phase of the Turkish military operation “Shield of the Euphrates,” which aims to combat jihadists of IS, but also fighting with them Kurdish militants who support the United States.

Cobaney is located approx. 55 km southwest of Dżarabulusu. August 24 Turkish troops along with supported by Ankara Syrian rebels launched operation “Shield Euphrates” to recapture the strategic town from the hands of IS. Since then, the rebels took over the Islamists’ control of the villages along the Turkish border near the Dżarabulusu and the western district Cobaney.

as reported by the Turkish news agency Anatolia,” in the new phase of the operation (Shield Euphrates) of the elements of the terrorist is to be cleaned section of the border between the (Syrian town) Azaz and Jarabulus. “

the new drive will increase the pressure on both the west and east to an area controlled by the IS on the border between Jarabulus and al-Raj – notes Reuters.

the concerns voiced by the United States that Turkey within the framework of offensive attacks also supported by Washington Kurdish group fighting with IS, the authorities in Ankara are responsible that they do not intend to permanently deploy its armed forces in Syria and they want only to protect the border against the IS and Kurdish militia People’s Self-Defense units (YPG).

Turkey sees as an extension of YPG banned in this country Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which leads the armed struggle on the Turkish territory.

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