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10 October 2019 Five Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Syrian Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria in recent hours. The Kurdish-Syrian forces quoted by the pan-Arab TV al Arabiya state this. The same Kurdish forces claim to be in possession of the bodies of the Turkish soldiers killed. The information cannot be independently verified on the ground.
The advance of Turkish ground troops entered the north-east of Syria last night for the offensive against the Kurds continues. The Ankara Ministry of Defense says this, without giving further details on the state of the clashes or the exact position of the military. However, a short video of the special forces in action was released.
Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, Barış Pınarı Harekâtı kapsamında hava kuvvetleri unsurları ve ateş destek vasıtaları ile şu ana kadar terör örgütüne ait toplam 181 hedefi ateş altına aldı.
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The Turkish military forces and the pro-Ankara Arab-Syrian militias managed to break through the resistance of the Kurdish-Syrian forces east of the Euphrates, in the localities of Bir Ashiq, Hawi, Kassas, in the border district of Tall Abyad. The media reported from northern Syria in contact with sources on the front line.
The Turkish air force resumed this morning bombing areas in north-eastern Syria near the border. This was reported by the pan-Arab TV channel Al Arabiya citand its correspondents in the area between Qamishli and Tall Abyad. The area of Tall Abyad and Ras al Ayn, the epicenter of the Turkish offensive, was hit.
After launching its offensive against Ypg Kurdish militias in the north-east of Syria yesterday, Turkey is also continuing the air raids that it conducts almost every day on the nearby northern Iraq .
The Damascus regime is shaken by an unprecedented series of purges against influential entrepreneurs and businessmen close to Syrian power, including the uncle of the first lady Asma al Assad. According to the authoritative portal The Syria Report, the Central Bank froze the accounts of 8 entrepreneurs including Tarif al Akhras, uncle of the president's wife. The news confirms the ongoing "earthquake" in the balance of political and economic power in the country, which could have an impact on President Assad.
Militias affiliated to ISIS have attacked Kurdish-Syrian forces in the border area with Turkey in the last few hours where the Turkish offensive is underway. This was reported by Kurdish-Syrian sources close to the Kurdish autonomous administration of north-eastern Syria. According to sources, the clashes are ongoing south of Ras al Ayn. It is not possible to independently verify the information coming from the parties involved in the conflict.
The US military has taken into custody two British detainees , known for their roles in an ISIS cell that tortured and killed Western hostages, taking them to an Iraqi base after they were taken from a militia-operated war prison in northern Syria Kurdish, following the Turkish invasion of the country. They are El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey, members of a four-British cell nicknamed 'Beatles' and also held responsible for the beheading of journalist James Foley.
A bipartisan initiative in the Senate to impose sanctions on Turkey if it does not withdraw its army from Syria in its operation against the Kurdish forces. The goal is to force the Trump administration to freeze assets in the US of the highest Turkish leaders, including President Erdogan and his foreign, defense, finance, trade and energy ministers. Punitive measures would also affect foreign entities selling arms to Ankara, as well as the Turkish energy sector.
The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo , in an interview with PBS said that the United States has never given their green light to Turkey to attack the Kurds in Syria. "The US has not given Turkey the green drive".
Donald Trump said he "loved" the Kurds but today he wanted to make a clarification, arguing that "they did not help" the US in the Second World War and in the Normandy landings. "The Kurds are fighting for their land," the American president continued, stressing that the United States has provided them with a large amount of money, ammunition and weapons. "That said, we love the Kurds," he added.