After clearing almost all 18 #Yazidi villages in Afrin,#Turkey now threathening 2conquer autonomous Iraqi area of #Ezidkhan in west-#Sinjar with #OperationTigris. Self-governed territory created in 2014,governed by EzidkhanPeopleCouncil(EPC)/SinjarAlliance as safehaven4 #Yezidi's
The US warned that ISIS has begun reconstituting in some areas of Syria because a Turkish military offensive against a northern city has pulled the US' Kurdish allies away from the fight against the terrorist group https://t.co/VpxRcCgqcQ
@GeromanAT Second possibility is it could be an escalation resulting from proSAA commandline messup. Every party had some of these during SCW. But you can be sure that it where #SAA-allied forces that attacked #SDF on controlline between #Kusham & Conoco-gas; between Tabiyeh & Jadid Uqaydat
@GeromanAT It's called 'testing' UScommitment,readiness toward #SDF. Result of test is commitment is still 2strong to try retaking area's from #SDF. You can compare a bit with bombers Russia sends from time2time over the NorthSea 2test NATO's readiness only to 2b intercepted and guided away
Stirred-up ethnic hate,nationalism in Turkish forces results in abominable
behavior.2day they mutilated body female #SDF/#YPG-fighter,cutting of both breasts,mock it in video.Meanwhile @jensstoltenberg/#NATO busy chatting2 #AngelinaJolie about sexual violence #Turkey#HTS#Afrin https://t.co/d8veKE3kGq
Acc to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Kurdish female fighter "was undressed after the body had been mutilated and parts of it had been cut off." https://t.co/CzcHyQcSNj
#Rajo Area: After 13days of warfare #Turkey managed 2take first larger village at its border with #Afrin.Turkey had elevation advantage bc of 1230m Domrik mountain with summit directly on border towering above #Bulbul/#Bulbul��/#Bilbilê village.#SDF,#YPG,#MFS attacking Kêvire hill
Heavy fighting between #SDF,#YPG,#MFS and #Turkey on foothills of #Afrin mountains.Clashes near #Yezidi village of Qestele,Barsaya-mountain in Afrin Area; near Ebudanê, Qurnê, Bak Ubasi, Mamelan in #Rajo Area; near Satê/Alkana, Şîyê, Hemamê villages in #Cindirêsê area. #HTS#SAA
Heavy fighting between #SDF,#YPG,#MFS and #Turkey on foothills of #Afrin mountains.Clashes near #Yezidi village of Qestele,Barsaya-mountain in Afrin Area; near Ebudanê, Qurnê, Bak Ubasi, Mamelan in #Rajo Area; near Satê/Alkana, Şîyê, Hemamê villages in #Cindirêsê area. #HTS#SAA