Syrian Kurds driving vehicles loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway
Syrian army confronts attack by SDF in Deir Al Zor
The state news agency says the Syrian army and allied forces confronted an attack launched by forces affiliated with the Kurdish-led alliance on villages in the northern countryside of Deir Al Zor province.
Tuesday 03/12/2024
Syrian Kurds driving vehicles loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway
DUBAI - The Syrian army and allied forces confronted an attack launched by forces affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces alliance on villages in the northern countryside of Deir Al Zor province on Tuesday, state news agency (SANA) reported.
The SDF is a Kurdish-led alliance in north and east Syria which worked with the US-led coalition against Islamic State. Spearheaded by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and including Arab fighters, it holds a quarter of Syria, including oil fields and areas where some 900 US troops are deployed.
Turkey, Syria's northern neighbour, considers the YPG and the SDF by extension to be "terrorist" groups.