According to reports and photos appearing online, Turkish-backed militant groups continue to concentrate manpower and military equipment near the Syrian town of Manbij. MORE HERE
This development comes despite the deal between the Syrian Army and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), which was reported earlier today. Under the deal, the YPG invited the Syrian Army to enter the area and said that it had withdrawn forces from there. Furthermore, the Kurdish group claimed that it will mainly focus on combating ISIS in the Euphrates Valley. MORE HERE