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The United States, which is preparing to deliver Manbij to the Kurdistan Worker’s Party’s (PKK) Qandil cadre following quasi-efforts to ensure the terror group’s withdrawal from the city, is continuing to arm terrorists in the east of the Euphrates.
The U.S. constructed a new air base in the al-Hasakah province’s town of Tal Baidar, and cargo planes loaded with arms and ammunition for the terror group landed one after another on June27.
The C-130 J special operations aircraft and C-17 transport aircraft loaded with weapons and ammunition were dispatched to the recently completed military base, which is located 35 kilometers southeast of the Turkish border. The construction of the air base’s landing field lasted for one year.
The U.S. has previously sent 2,000 cargo planes carrying arms and ammunition via Iraq’s Erbil to the PKK.
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)’s Syrian affiliate, the YPG, has started to imprison members of the Jabhat Thuwar al-Raqqa, also known as the Front of Raqqa Revolutionaries and made up of Arabs who revolted against the occupation of Raqqa, flouting an agreement between the two.According to local sources, the YPG/PKK, which previously cooperated with the Raqqa Revolutionaries under the cover of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), broke its resistance after a 72-hour curfew.According to the agreement, the YPG/PKK would take over the headquarters of the group in Raqqa and some of its members would be relocated to the Takba district. However, the PKK/YPG terror group detained its members, including its commander, Ebu İsa.To detain members of the Raqqa Revolutionaries in its countryside, the YPG/PKK has constructed numerous of control points.The PKK has kidnapped youngsters, forcing them to take up arms, looted homes and seized properties in Raqqa.The YPG was among the U.S.-backed SDF to take Raqqa from Daesh. The U.S. has supported the SDF, which consists of the PKK/PYD and other groups, in fighting Daesh in Syria but has largely ignored its links to the PKK.
PKK/YPG imprisons Arabs in Syria’s Raqqa
US sets up a new radar base
The U.S. has started to establish a radar base in Tal Baidar, where extraordinary security measures have been taken. Despite U.S. President Donald Trump's call for the withdrawal of American troops from Syria, Washington has continued to construct new military bases in the country’s eastern and northern regions, facilitating its communication via underground channels.
The U.S., which has designated the People’s Protection Units (YPG)-held town of Rmelan as its central position, conducts communication amongst its bases via underground fiber network channels in Kobani, al-Hasakah, Tabqa, Manbij, Tal Abyad, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa. There are 17 U.S. military bases in PKK occupied territories.
The YPG is the armed wing of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), which is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK. The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the European Union and the United States.
The U.S has supplied the PKK/PYD terror organization with more than 5,000 truckloads of weapons to allegedly use in the fight against Daesh, despite Ankara’s warnings that the group is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terror organization.
The United States, which is attempting to legitimize the so-called Manbij Local Council that is comprised of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists, took down PKK’s so-called flags for show and replaced them with those of the council.Washington engaged in a similar name game in 2015 when it prompted the Syrian offshoot of the PKK, the Democratic Union Party (PYD), to change its name to the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).The Manbij Local Council, which was formed in 2016 by the PKK, is headed by the terror group’s so-called Qandil team leaders such as Agid Ahmad, Jamil Mazlum, Ismail Derik and Shervan Dervish.PKK terrorists continue to target civilians in TurkeyAlthough posters of PKK ringleader Abdullah Öcalan and PYD symbols are being taken down in Manbij and Tell Abayd, the Manbij Local Council’s flags are being unfurled in their place.U.S. attempts to legitimize terror councilFollowing the Manbij deal struck between Ankara and Washington, U.S. officials have visited the city. Special Presidential Envoy for Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh Brett McGurk and Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General Joseph Votel were among those who visited Manbij.U.S. Foreign Ministry and Pentagon officials are continuing visits in order to legitimize the Manbij Local Council. The most recent delegation was pictured with the council members on June 26.Turkish army conducts 6th round of patrols in ManbijThe Manbij roadmap was first announced after a June meeting in Washington between Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.The deal focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated PYD terror group from the northern Syrian city and stability in the region.Manbij locals “counting down the days for the Turkish army to enter”Former Manbij Local Council member Issam Juma told Yeni Şafak daily that the only change was that the “the terrorists’ attire changed from military uniform to civilian clothing” in order to facilitate legitimacy.We support Turkish army’s entry into Manbij: northern Syria localsJuma said that savage PKK terrorists, Ismail Derik, Jamil Mazlum, Shervan Dervish, and Agid Ahmad from Qandil were among those who form the Manbij Local Council, which has no links to the local public.Northern Iraq’s Qandil Mountains have been a haven for PKK terrorists over the past few decades and is considered as the main base of the terror group.“Every Manbij local is waiting for the day the two-year exploitation and occupation ends. Our people suffered first by the hand of Daesh and then the PKK. We are counting down the days for the Turkish army to enter,” Juma said.Turkish army inflicts heavy losses on PKK terrorists in Iraq’s QandilPKK plundering cityManbij local Hisham Ali says the PKK is looting the city. The terror group has been forcibly collecting money from locals as so-called tax, and moving all valuable equipment to Kobani, Ali said.“The PKK seeks to punish locals who support Turkey, and the U.S. supports this,” he added.The U.S. and the anti-Daesh coalition have largely ignored the PYD/YPG links to the PKK, which the U.S., EU, and Turkey list as a terrorist group.Washington has supplied the PYD terror organization and its armed wing, the YPG, with more than 5,000 truckloads of weapons to allegedly use in the fight against Daesh, despite Ankara’s warnings that the fact they are the Syrian offshoots of the PKK terror organization.Turkish army chief, NATO general discuss Manbij roadmapTalks on Manbij roadmap fruitful, productive: McGurk
US attempts to hide PKK terror assembly under ‘Manbij Local Council’
Washington takes extraordinary precautions to protect PKK-occupied areas
The U.S is taking extraordinary measures to protect military positions in the regions occupied by the PKK, and has banned locals from coming within than five kilometers of the Pentagon’s designated points.
Iraq’s Erbil has been used as the distribution center for the weapons and ammunition provided by the U.S. for the PKK for three years, but recently Tal Baidar and the surrounding towns have become a logistic center for Syria.
Speaking to Yeni Safak daily, Syrian opposition members said it was questionable for the U.S. to dispatch arms to terrorists in an area merely 50 kilometers away from Manbij, where Washington and Ankara are conducting independent but coordinated patrols.
Turkish military chief Gen. Hulusi Akar on Friday visited military brigades stationed on the border with Syria.Akar was accompanied by Land Forces Commander Yasar Guler, Air Forces Commander Hasan Kucukakyuz, and Naval Forces Commander Adnan Ozbal, according to Anadolu Agency correspondents in the area.The military chief inspected the troops in the southern province of Kilis.According to a statement issued by the Turkish army after the inspection, Akar said efforts are ongoing to make YPG/PKK terrorists leave the northern Syrian city of Manbij and to collect arms under a deal reached between Ankara and Washington.The Manbij deal focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the city in order to stabilize the region.Under the deal, Turkish and U.S. troops conduct patrols in the area -- six patrols to date.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.On Turkey’s 12 observation points in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province set up in coordination with Russia and Iran, Akar said they help provide trust and stability in the region.He added that all Turkey's cross-border operations are being conducted in line with international law and with respect for the territorial integrity of Syria and Iran.On Jan. 20, Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch to clear YPG/PKK-Daesh terrorists from Afrin, northwestern Syria.According to the Turkish General Staff, the operation aims to establish security and stability along Turkey’s borders and the region as well as protect Syrians from terrorist cruelty and oppression.
Turkey’s military chief visits troops on Syria border
The Manbij deal focuses on the withdrawal of the PKK-affiliated YPG terror group from the city in order to stabilize the region. Under the deal, Turkish and U.S. troops conduct patrols in the area -- six patrols to date.
The opposition members added that the arms shipment shows that preparation that goes far beyond the fight against the Daesh is being made.