The Manbij Military Council foiled attempts by the gangs affiliated with the occupying Turkish state to infiltrate the villages. The gangs were inflicted losses and repelled.
Gangs affiliated to the occupying Turkish state attempted to infiltrate the villages of Jarad, Ereb Hesen, Ewn Dadat and Toxara Mezin in Manbij Canton last night.
The infiltration attempts started around 23.00 local time in the village of Jarad, facing response from the fighters of Manbij Military Council. After 15 minutes of clashes, the gangs were repelled.
The gangs, who tried to infiltrate in Ereb Hesen village at 02.10, also faced the intervention of Manbij Military Council fighters. The ensuing fighting lasted 20 minutes. The gangs suffered casualties, but the numbers couldn’t be clarified.
Similar infiltration attempts were prevented in the villages of Ewn Dadat and Toxara Mezin.
Manbij is located 30 kilometres south of the Turkish border and occupies a key strategic position in Turkey's plans to expand its illegal occupation zone in Syria. The city, which is administered by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), is located on the important M4 highway, which runs through northern Syria like a lifeline and was a strategic supply route for ISIS. Since Manbij was named by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the primary target for a new invasion of northern and eastern Syria in 2022, the war of attrition against the city has intensified. Attacks by the Turkish army and allied jihadist militias as well as infiltration attempts are occurring almost daily. Since the beginning of the season, farmland and forests in Manbij have also been burning almost every day.
