Casualties and Injuries in Ongoing Clashes in Northern Syria
More than 100 people have been killed over the span of two days until Sunday morning in the
ongoing clashes between Turkish-backed factions and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the
countryside of Manbij, northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
(SOHR).
The SOHR reported that the total number of casualties from both sides reached 101 by Sunday dawn, with the breakdown as follows: 85 from the factions allied with Turkey, and 16 from the SDF and associated military formations.
The source further specified that “the clashes are concentrated in the southern and southeastern
countryside of Manbij.”
On its part, the SDF announced on Saturday that it had thwarted “all attacks by the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries, supported by Turkish warplanes and drones, on areas east and south of Manbij, and north of Tishrin Dam.”
Simultaneously with the surprise attack launched by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies from their stronghold in northwestern Syria on November 27, which led to the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, factions loyal to Ankara launched an offensive against Kurdish forces, capturing Tell Rifaat and the city of Manbij from the Kurds.
Since then, despite a declared ceasefire between the parties, the clashes have continued in the Manbij countryside.
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