Twenty-three members of pro-Turkish groups and a member of the Manbij military council, attached to the FDS, were killed, said the OSDH, citing a toll “not definitive” of these fighting triggered by the attack of pro-Turkish factions against two villages south of Manbij.
This town, held for years by Kurdish forces, recently fell into the hands of pro-Turkish armed groups. Part of this predominantly Arab region is under the control of the Manbij military council, which brings together local fighters operating under the aegis of the FDS, supported by the United States.
According to the OSDH, “Clashes continue south and east of Manbij, while Turkish forces bombard the area with drones and heavy artillery”. For their part, the FDS announced that they had repelled attacks by pro-Turkish factions in the southern and eastern sectors of the city of Manbij. “This morning, with the support of five Turkish drones, tanks and modern armored vehicles, the mercenary groups launched violent attacks” on several villages in the Manbij region, they said. “Our fighters managed to repel all attacks, killing dozens of mercenaries and destroying six armored vehicles, including a tank. »
