- Title: Turkey-backed rebels advance in Syria’s northeast
- Date: 12th October 2019
- Summary: TAL ABYAD, SYRIA (OCTOBER 12, 2019) (REUTERS) SYRIAN REBEL FORCES, MILITARY CARS TANK, TRUCKS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD FORCES SEEN IN THE BACK OF TRUCKS FORCES GATHERED IN A FIELD FORCES LINED UP IN A STREET VARIOUS OF FORCES IN A MILITARY VEHICLE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) FIELD COMMANDER, AHMAD BARGHOUTH, SAYING: "In the name of God, we are the forces of the National Army, at the Tal Abyad front. Thank God we made good advances today and we will continue in the 'Fountain of Peace' operation until we liberate every part of the Syrian land in the east. We tell our brothers living in the areas occupied by the PKK separatist group that we are on our way. Thank God the people welcomed us well, there was a positive reception. Our forces are spread out well. We have been careful, things are going well, we were received warmly, we protected the property and money of the local." FORCES WALKING DOWN A STREET TANK SEEN DRIVING THROUGH A FIELD TANK SEEN DRIVING THROUGH A STREET, SURROUNDED BY FORCES VARIOUS OF TANKS DRIVING FORCES IN A STREET, TANK DRIVES BETWEEN THEM
- Embargoed: 26th October 2019 16:24
- Keywords: Syria Syria conflict Turkey military offensive Tal Abyad Turkey military offensive in Syria Syrian rebels
- Location: TAL ABYAD, SYRIA
- City: TAL ABYAD, SYRIA
- Country: Syria
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001B0SKOCN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Turkish-backed Syrian rebels continued their advance on Kurdish-held Syrian border towns on Saturday (October 12), as Turkey's offensive against a Kurdish militia in the region entered its fourth day.
The United States has ramped up its efforts to persuade Ankara to halt the offensive against the U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG forces, saying Ankara was causing "great harm" to ties and could face sanctions.
Turkey launched its incursion after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Sunday (October 6) with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and withdrew U.S. troops who had been fighting alongside Kurdish forces.
More than 100,000 people from the towns of Ras al Ain and Tal Abyad have been displaced by the escalation of violence in Syria, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Saturday.
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