The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Media Center issued a statement about an operation they carried out in the village of Buwaihij Al-Ajmi, west of Manbij.

The statement said: "In response to the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries’ repeated attacks and aggression against our people, the latest of which was the massacre in the village of Al-Fatasa east of Ain Issa on 20 October 2024, which claimed the lives of three innocent children, and the repeated targeting of our displaced population in the Al-Shahba’a region, as well as in retaliation for the martyrdom of our heroic comrades in the village of Abdouki, our SDF forces, across all military formations, have launched numerous successful operations, targeting the positions of the Turkish occupation army and its mercenaries in the occupied areas of northern Syria."

The statement added: "On 24 November 2024, the forces of the Manbij Military Council of our SDF conducted a large-scale and targeted operation against the Turkish occupation mercenaries in the village of Buwaihij Al-Ajmi, west of Manbij. The operation involved raids, sniper attacks, the destruction of mercenaries’ posts and their military vehicles, and the seizure of their weapons.

The operation, executed with complete success, targeted high-value objectives. Our forces infiltrated deep into the mercenaries’ positions, engaging them in confrontation and inducing unprecedented fear among the mercenaries. Many mercenaries, attempting to flee the onslaught of our fighters, fell into pre-planned ambushes.

Our forces, maintaining the initiative throughout the clashes, continued eliminating enemy mercenaries and preventing them from regrouping. Desperate escape attempts were futile, as the bodies of most of the eliminated mercenaries fell into the hands of our forces. The majority of mercenaries were eliminated both inside and outside the military posts, in a climate of total surrender, a collapse of morale and will to fight, and the flight of their leaders."

The statement continued: "The operation resulted in the elimination of 17 Turkish-backed mercenaries, including key leaders, the wounding of six others, and the destruction of two military vehicles and three military posts. Additionally, our forces seized nine weapons, including projectiles, ammunition, identity documents, and the mercenaries’ mobile phones.

These mercenaries are the remnants of the terrorist organization ISIS, and they are responsible for widespread devastation in the region, the humiliation of our people, and the infliction of immense suffering upon the city of Al-Bab. The brutality of their actions led to massive protests against their presence, and they have now received their just punishment.

Following the successful operation, our fighters returned safely to their positions without incurring any losses."

The SDF forces said they have "consistently affirmed their right to respond legitimately to the attacks and aggression perpetrated by the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries. We have carefully selected the appropriate time and location to execute this operation, which serves as compelling evidence of the sincerity, loyalty, and courage of our fighters in safeguarding our people and avenging the crimes committed by the occupation.

On this occasion, we extend our congratulations to all of our fighters who participated in the operation and express our immense pride in their accomplishments. This operation will be forever etched in the honorable history of our forces’ operations against the remnants of ISIS and the mercenaries of the Turkish occupation."