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As the terrorist PKK/PYD-YPG group has to entirely withdrawn from Syria's northern city of Manbij and west of Euphrates in the scope of Turkey-U.S. deal, the terrorist group is selling its weapons in the blackmarket as financial source.
The U.S. continues to deploy fresh weapons to terrorists especially the PKK/PYD-YPG, despite its pledge to retrieve the weapons it gave to terrorist groups in northern Syria, according to Anadolu Agency's local sources in Syria.
Turkish and the U.S. armed forces on Thursday completed their 20th round of patrols in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal with the U.S. to rid the area of the terror group YPG/PKK.In a message posted on its official Twitter account, the Turkish General Staff said both countries' forces conducted separate coordinated patrols in the region between areas liberated by Turkey's Operation Euphrates Shield and Manbij.PKK uses Shia majority towns in Syria to attack Turkish army in AfrinThree PKK neutralized in southeast Turkey, northern IraqThe first patrols by Turkish and U.S. troops in the region began on June 18.The Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S. focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the city in order to stabilize the region.YPG/PKK terrorists, Syrian regime collaborate on ManbijIn its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has taken some 40,000 lives, including many women and children. The YPG/PKK is its Syrian branch.Should the Manbij model prove a success, Turkey will push for a similar arrangement in eastern Syria.Turkey has said the presence of terror forces near its border constitutes a threat and has launched military operations and other efforts to rid the region of terrorists.
Turkey, US complete 20th round of patrols in Manbij
The Assad regime has speeded up its military deployments to Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, the largest remaining Syrian opposition-held enclave, dispatching dozens of troops, tanks, armored vehicles, missile-launching platforms and Iran-backed Shia militias along the Turkmen Mountain.The regime has already started to bomb positions belonging to the Syrian opposition along the Jisr ash-Shugur- Turkmen Mountain line, where 3 million people currently reside, according to reports. Qaramanli, Qatana, Obin are reportedly amongst the towns that were harassed by Iran-backed Shia militias.The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) in response have started to reinforce its observation points by building concrete walls in the Turkmen Mountain area in Latakia and has been dispatching more than 300 concrete walls from Reyhanlı located at the Turkish border.Under the Astana agreement, Turkish forces are present at 12 points from Idlib's north to south.Idlib, located in northwestern Syria on the Turkish border, has faced intense attacks by the Bashar al-Assad regime after a vicious civil war broke out in 2011.Since March 2015, Idlib is no longer under the control of the Assad regime and has been overrun by opposition groups.The Astana peace talks were launched on Jan. 23-24, 2017, with the aim of putting an end to violence and improving the humanitarian situation in war-torn Syria.PKK awaits for an attackA so-called senior leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Aldar Khalil said that if the war starts in Idlib, they would collaborate with the Damascus regime to attack Turkish forces.Khalil stated that the PKK terror organization’s primary aim is to attack Afrin after Idlib, and for this purpose they will deliver thousands of terrorists to Syria’s Idlib province from the Aleppo-Hama route in cooperation with the Assad regime.On Jan. 20 Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to remove YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorists from Afrin. On March 18, Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army members liberated its city center, on the 58th day of the operation.The Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoot the People's Protection Units (YPG) terrorist group had reached an agreement on delivering the control of Syria’s two major dams, Tabqa and Tishrin, to the Assad regime in exchange for a supply of electricity and water needs in areas occupied by the terror group in early July.
Assad regime deploys troops, tanks to wage war against Syria’s Idlib
A 200-truck U.S. convoy including armored vehicles, heavy weapons and ammunition entered into Syria by using the Semelka Border Gate which is under the control of northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG).
Separately, in the northern parts of Syria the terrorist PKK/PYD-YPG are selling the weapons they received from the U.S. at blackmarket. Thus, supplying the terror group with financial support and also keeping the circulation of weapons in the region this way.
The Turkish army neutralized two terrorists during anti-terror operations in southeastern Turkey, the military said on Thursday.Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered or were killed or captured.In a post on its official Twitter account, the Turkish General Staff said airstrikes were conducted on July 25 against PKK terrorists in Diyarbakir's Kulp district.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 nearly 40,000 people, including women and children.
Two PKK terrorists neutralized in SE Turkey
According to the Manbij deal between Turkey and the U.S, the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group has to withdraw from the city by the end of 2018 in order to stabilize the region while also returning its weapons back to U.S.
The terrorist group rather than returning the weapons taken from U.S., are displacing them and keeping them in the region that it would be used against Turkey in a possible future operation.
However, the U.S. continues to provide arms support to terror groups in Syria under the disguise of so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) -- a regional proxy for the PKK terrorist group.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has taken some 40,000 lives, including many women and children. The YPG/PKK is its Syrian branch.