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The Syrian opposition and terrorist group YPG/PKK clashed in northern Syria on late Friday, said local sources.
At least three members of the Free Syrian Army died in the clashes that broke out at three spots in the Operation Euphrates Shield region, the local sources said.
The YPG/PKK attacked the Able and Hamran district and Kelcibrin village in the region.
The number of YPG/PKK terrorists killed remains unclear, the sources added.
The Operation Euphrates Shield, which began in August 2016 and ended in March 2017, was aimed at eliminating the terrorist threat along the Turkish border with the use of the Free Syrian Army, backed by Turkish artillery and air cover.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of some 40,000 people, including women and children. The YPG is its Syrian branch.
Security forces arrested at least 169 Daesh suspects across Turkey in November, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency.The courts remanded 37 of the suspects in custody following multiple operations carried out mainly in the provinces of Istanbul, Adana, Mersin, Gaziantep, Kilis, Diyarbakir, Sakarya and Samsun.Also, the forces confiscated a large number of documents and digital material in the counter-terror operations.Twenty-four suspects were arrested on Nov. 5 in simultaneous operations in 11 provinces, as part of a probe on the terror group’s international financial activities.A court in Diyarbakir remanded in custody 15 Daesh terrorists while nine others were released under judicial control. But prosecutors filed an appeal to re-arrest eight of them and fresh warrants were issued.The suspects are accused of transferring money to the terror group in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Indonesia, and Libya.Also seized during the operation were nearly $580,000 and €5,285 ($6,042), over 1 million Turkish liras ($187,585) and 124,800 Syrian pounds ($242) in cash, along with 36 cellphones, 18 computers, and 10 hard disks.Seperately in the Black Sea province of Trabzon, a so-called senior Daesh member and his wife were arrested. While his wife was released the suspect was remanded in custody.In Samsun, another province in the region, the anti-terror teams of the Turkish Police arrested two Iraqi nationals as part of an operation against the Daesh terror group.To date, at least 319 people have lost their lives in Daesh terror attacks in Turkey, where the terror organization has targeted civilians in suicide bombings as well as rocket and gun attacks.
Turkey continues fight against Daesh in November
A joint Saudi-Emirati delegation made up of intelligence officers and politicians vowed to finance the U.S.’s so-called “observation posts” along the border with Turkey in northeast Syria. As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman continues to step up hostilities against Turkey, senior Saudi and Emirati military officials pledged to increase financial support to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terror organization in Syria after visiting the region occupied by the U.S.-backed terrorists.30,000 terrorists on Saudi-Emirati payroll Saudi Minister Samir Sabhan, who’s in charge of Middle East affairs, headed the joint Saudi-Emirati delegation after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump’s Special Representative Brett McGurk. During the meeting, the two sides agreed to provide funding, training, weapons and ammo to some 30,000 terrorists of the so-called “border guards,” who will be tasked with manning U.S. observations posts.UAE, Saudi Arabia dispatch troops to east of the Euphrates in SyriaPKK terrorists are seizing Turkmen lands in the region under the pretext of establishing U.S. bases along the border. The joint Saudi and Emirati delegation vowed to cover the cost of the establishment of the border corridor’s observation posts. In the meantime, the two Gulf countries started to openly support the PKK terror organization as their soldiers were spotted on a battlefield in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.PKK digs tunnels near the border PKK terrorists dug a 20-kilometer tunnel along the border with Turkey under the ruse of redeploying closer to the border under the pretext of setting up U.S. observations posts. The tunnels, which were dug near the Ras al-Ayn region, are located just two kilometers from the border with Turkey. Work on digging the tunnels began near the Douweyra village and extended all the way through the regions of Aziziyah and Abu Sawn to the town of Tal Khanzir.FSA ‘ready’ to conduct ops east of Euphrates: CommanderThe U.S. dispatched vehicles and equipment to the region throughout the digging and construction period as the resulting structures bear striking resemblance to those found in Afrin, which have been turned into weapons and munitions depots. The PKK’s ultimate goal is to dig tunnels that extend 150 kilometers along with the border with Turkey, and hinder the advance of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) through the level grounds in the case of a possible operation in the area. At least seven PKK terrorists working at the digging site were killed in a landslide on Tuesday.
Saudi, UAE step up support for PKK terrorists in northeast Syria