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The Turkish army on Tuesday conducted its 15th round of patrols in the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a deal with the U.S. to rid the area of terror group YPG/PKK.
In a message posted on its official Twitter account, the Turkish General Staff said forces of both countries conducted separate coordinated patrols in the area between the Operation Euphrates Shield region and Manbij.
The first patrols by Turkish and U.S. troops in the region began on June 18.
Turkish Armed Forces in cooperation with U.S. troops on Monday began patrolling the northern Syrian city of Manbij, local sources said.
Joint Turkey-US patrol forces enter Syria's Manbij
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.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK has taken some 40,000 lives, including those of 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.
The Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) and its Syrian offshoot the People's Protection Units (YPG) have reached and agreement on delivering the control of Syria’s two major dams, Tabqa and Tishrin, to the Assad regime in exchange for the supply of electricity and water needs in areas occupied by the terror group.The Tabqa Dam is the largest dam in Syria, and the Tishrin Dam is located on the Euphrates River. According to the deal, the Assad regime’s forces will permanently takeover the dams’ facilities.The dams on the Euphrates River have the capacity to provide most of the electrical and water needs of the country.Negotiations for occupied oilfield ongoingTalks are still continuing for the control of oilfields located in the occupied Deir ez-Zor province near the border with Iraq.The PKK/YPG terrorist group and the Assad regime had reached an agreement on sharing oil from the Al-Omar oilfield, one of the largest oilfields in Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, on 2 June.Last year, the PKK/YPG struck a deal for sharing the oil revenue from the Hasakah province, which is occupied by the terrorist group.U.S. backs terror groupThe U.S. backed PKK/YPG have occupied approximately 70 percent of the oil resources in Syria.The terror group occupies one quarter of Syria, and captured three of the country’s biggest dams with military support from the U.S.
PKK/YPG to deliver control of Syria’s major dams to Assad Regime