Posted on 01/17/2019 3:11:16 PM PST by Texas Fossil
Full translation of an article by Syrian Islamist outlet al-Durar al-Shamiya:
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A new covert operation for the Free Army in Manbij .. A source reveals the details (Photos)
al-Durar al-Shamiya:
Last night, elements of the Free [Syrian] Army carried out a covert operation in the city of Manbij in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the SDF militia.
A security source in the Free [Syrian] Army of the al-Duarr al-Shamiya Network: "The covert activities in the areas under the control of SDF militia are varied, and perhaps the most influential is the assassination of leaders of this occupying militia"
The source added: The methods of security breaches are multiple and differ each time from the previous ones in an attempt to eliminate the hostile security services.
He continued: The operation of spreading and hanging the flags of the Syrian revolution one of these methods and to strike deep in the SDF militia, we resorted to draw and hang flags of the Republic of Turkey in the city of Manbij in some neighborhoods.
To find out whether the flags of the revolution are from the covert operations of the Free [Syrian] Army, the security source confirmed: On each flag of the revolution, a certain symbol placed, so that we can determine that the one who hung the flag of the revolution is one of the FSA youths who are present in the city of Manbij. The symbol was the letters "ش.م " plus a number.
Activists on social media sites posted pictures of Syrian revolution flags and the flag of Turkey hung in the city of Manbij, east of Aleppo.
Related to this, a leader of SDF was killed on Saturday, in addition to one of their members by exploding the car he was riving in the center of the city of Manbij.
The assassinations of SDF leaders are almost on a daily basis, either by shooting or by planting IEDs in the cars of some of their commanders.
The leader of the Syrian National Army, Ziad Haji Obeid, confirmed earlier that the determination of the Turkey-backed Free [Syrian] Army factions to enter the city of Manbij.
"We are located near Manbij and we have prepared for entry," said the leader of the National Army in an interview with the Kurdish media network Rudaw. Adding: "We have prepared 15,000 fighters to enter the city."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened last month that Turkish troops would enter the city of Manbij if the United States did not remove the Kurdish [Peoples’] Protection Units from the region.
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Had not seen this in English before this article.
Why did I know this would be the outcome when I heard about our forces being killed. Out of Syria NOW!
Twitter thread>>>>
Mekut @Mekut_Mallet Jan 16
https://twitter.com/Mekut_Mallet/status/1085623426025426944
On December 10, 2018, two video fragments leaked of a man instructing Turkey-backed Syrian rebels on how to use a sticky bomb and an IED. The source alleges that the man is working for Turkish intelligence apparatus MIT, nicknamed abu-Imad.
Transcript: https://steemit.com/dtube/@mekut/y18fjd1f
And I strongly suspect that Erdogan’s allied Al-Qaeda units were responsible (either by themselves or in conjunction with ISIS members) for this week’s suicide bombing that killed the Americans.
I would not be surprised if the Turkish Military/Intelligence directed the killing of those US personnel in Manbij as well, using their jihadi surrogates.
All the timing of events seems to make it fall right in line with Turkish operations, shifting from Idlib to Manbij.
They need to be effectively deterred, with costs they find unacceptable.
Yes, I agree.
This article and my source are referring about assassinations of SDF forces.
Yes, some US forces were killed. There are some disputes about how many and what capacity they were. Will not discuss that here.
Meanwhile, the whole of the remaining ISIS pocket South of Hajin is under air and artillery attack.
Not too much longer to stamp out that pocket - could be before the State of the Union Address.
No more prisoners guys. Play it safe - they seem to be wearing suicide vests.
Turkey can’t deny their affiliation with FSA.
Saw a qupte from their FM requesting that US turn over our bases in Syria to Turkey OR the FSA.
Not going to happen.
Turks can stuff it.
Smoke em.
Yes. And it is not a new thing. They have infiltrated sleeper cells to do just this. MiT crap.
YEP!
Ok
Definitely won’t happen.
Kinda expecting a UN safe zone in Rojava area...
Gone beyond me now. Heck, groups like HTS may be awitching sides! UAE and SA in Syria... what are they up to? Syria back in Arab Coalition?... Italy recognizing Bashar?
Place is nuts.
“Syria back in Arab Coalition?”
Ba’athist doctrine puts Arab racial identity far above Sunni or Shi’ite identity.
The Turkish and Iranian Foreign Ministers just met.
Probably planning to divide Syrian territory among them, like Ribbentrop and Molotov making their CommuNazi deal to divide Eastern Europe in WWII.
Like then as well, this will probably be a race to see who gets to betray the other first.
One can always rely on racism!
So sorry for those who have to live through this. It’s barbaric and medieval.
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