Manbij was liberated on August 13 after three years of ISIS invasion as a result of an offensive launched by Manbij Military Council to liberate the city on June 1, 2016.

OTTOMAN DREAMS WILL BE FRUSTRATED

Emine Emine, Ednan El Mihemed, Mihemed Eli Hesen and Ehmed El Mihemed from the Osecli village to the west of Manbij spoke to ANF regarding the Turkish state's attacks and invasion attempts on their lands.

Manbij locals pointed out that the Turkish state desires to return to Ottoman days, and that they as Arab, Turkmen, Circassian and Kurdish peoples will continue to frustrate this desire of the Turkish state.

Locals emphasised that the Turkish state wants to expand their invasion in Jarablus and Al-Rai to Manbij and Bab as well.

TURKISH ATTACKS AIM TO DEEPEN THE WAR

Remarking that the Turkish state and Syrian National Coalition-affiliated gangs aim to deepen the Syrian civil war, Manbij residents recalled that hundreds of thousands have lost their lives and millions were displaced due to civil war ongoing in Syria for 6 years now.

Locals also emphasised that the Turkish state is the main killer of the Syrian peoples as it has supported numerous gang groups since the beginning of the Syrian civil war, including ISIS, Al-Nusra, Ahrar Al-Sham, Jaysh Al-Islam and Sultan Murad Brigade.

MANBIJ MILITARY COUNCIL BROUGHT US FREEDOM

"Where was AKP and Erdoğan while Manbij was under ISIS occupation and we suffered the hell, being tortured and slaughtered every day?", asked Manbij residents, and emphasised that it was Manbij Military Council fighters that saved them from ISIS gangs and their occupation.

Calling attention to the co-existence of Arab, Turkmen, Kurdish and Circassian peoples for dozens of years, Manbij residents said ISIS targeted this co-existence but Manbij Military Council fighters re-instilled the will of co-existence after breaking the ISIS occupation in the city.

Manbij residents stressed that their city is a symbol of co-existence, and that the Turkish state and SNC gangs targeted this reality.

WE WON'T ALLOW THE INVASION OF OUR LANDS

Manbij locals pointed out that they will not allow the invasion of Rojava – Northern Syria Federation lands by the Turkish state or any other force, noting that they can even fight to protect the freedom they have attained after three years of ISIS occupation.