"Ground shelling by Turkish occupation on 11 villages in Manbij" in northern Syria, Arab-majority self-governed, self-liberated and self-defended part of the autonomous North and East Syria most widely still known as "Rojava". https://hawarnews.com/en/ground-shelling-by-turkish-occupation-on-11-villages-in-manbij They've been doing that near daily for many years, but now it is likely intended as preparation for SNA to conquer Manbij for Turkey to annex.
"Iran withdraws personnel from Syria amid escalating clashes" https://npasyria.com/en/119280/ 1: Assad's fucked. 2: Maybe with the decrease in splurging on imperialist ambitions the Iran-regime will have money to for livable wages for teachers, pensions, basic infrastructure and... no? Just more domestic oppression enforcement and imperialist ventures elsewhere? Oh, shucks.
Another update from the Syrian DEmocratic Forces (SDF), about 10 minutes ago: ───── Update The Al-Bab Military Council successfully repelled an attack by the Turkish occupation-backed mercenaries in the liberated eastern countryside of Al-Bab city. At 12:00 PM on Saturday, the fighters of the Al-Bab Military Council thwarted an attempt attack by Turkish occupation-backed mercenaries in the villages of Jubb Makhzoum, Al-Hota, Jableh Al-Hamra, and Tal Taurine. The attack was successfully thwarted, resulting in losses among the mercenaries, who were forced to retreat. Media Office of Al-Bab [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Bab] Military Council ─────
The political party in the autonomous North and East Syria (NES, "Rojava") named Democratic Union Party (PYD), whose militias YPJ and YPG are possibly the most well known of everything related to "the Rojava Revolution", commented on the current situation in Syria and beyond through its presidential council member Salih Muslim. https://anfenglish.com/features/salih-muslim-we-want-a-solution-not-enmity-76720 Keep in mind when reading this that PYD and NES overall has since the start been open to any political solution where they get to internally keep their autonomy to continue the democratic confederalism project with its feminism, pro-diversity, secularism, environmentalism and grassroots democracy, so that they are open to that now is no change. They also said several times previously that the State of Syria could get to be State over them if it wanted to, because they did not want a State because States are a bad idea to begin with so they don't want any States anywhere, so this seems entirely in line with what is described as potential outcome here... depending on primarily if HTS is just pretending to be tolerant and all that for PR now, or if it's real in which case confederalism should not be even a slight bit of a problem to them.
Just now from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF): ───── Update – The forces of Tabqa Military Council are countering the attacks of the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries on Maskana city, located on the Aleppo-Tabqa Road, where fierce clashes are taking place in three axes.
Syrian Democratic Forces aliiance (YPG, YPJ and many others) about 6 minutes ago: ───── Several Turkish-backed mercenaries eliminated in Clashes south of Manbij and Tabqa
Several Turkish occupation-backed mercenaries were eliminated and others were injured during fierce clashes with the Manbij Military Council in the southern countryside of Manbij and with the Tabqa Military Council forces in the Deir Hafer area. These clashes took place from yesterday morning to today morning. Our forces remain steadfast in their commitment to protecting the people of these regions from the violations and crimes perpetrated by the mercenaries. We reaffirm our readiness to counter all terrorist attacks. Further details regarding these clashes will be released at a later time.
Statement from the Women's Defence/Protection Units (YPJ) on that a "multi-pronged attack is being carried out against our region and the entire Syrian territory", particularly regarding Sheikh Maqsud and Eshrafiyeh and the capturing and mistreatment of young women defending their neighborhoods, translated to English here: https://justpaste.it/gooej (hopefully official English version later)
From the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance, ~7 minutes ago: ───── Update Some hostile media outlets have disseminated false reports regarding the movement and advancement of our forces toward areas east of Aleppo. We categorically deny these claims and emphasize that there has been no alteration in the current military deployment of our forces. On the contrary, over the past two days, our forces have successfully repelled multiple attacks launched by Turkish occupation mercenaries targeting areas under the control of the Military Councils of Manbij and Tapqa. where they were confronted and many mercenaries were eliminated and some of them fell into the hands of our fighters. SDF Media Center 11:00 p.m. December 4, 2024 ─────
Another video on that today "The first group of displaced people from Afrin and Shahba arrived in Tabqa" due to the recent aggression by Turkey's imperialist invasion auxiliary "jihadists" with rebranded regional al-Qaeda. From JinHA, the Women's News Agency, noting that about 200000 displaced are expected there. https://youtu.be/7cmBuiuuD44
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) yesterday evening (local time): ───── The terrorist organization ISIS has recently declared control over significant portions of the Homs and Deir Ezzor desert, seizing numerous cities and strategic positions from the Damascus government forces. As the terrorist organization tries to continue its expansion to other unprotected areas, our forces have implemented comprehensive and controlled measures to counter these threats. Our forces have taken extensive and controlled measures and will intervene effectively to counter any attempt by ISIS to expand into our areas and prevent a repeat of the 2014 scenario.
After that also, elsewhere: ───── Rapid developments in the fight against the expansion of the terrorist organization ISIS. An official statement will be released soon ───── and then───── To All Local and International Media Operating in North and Eastern Syria Our SDF Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi will hold a press conference to address recent developments in Syria, with a particular focus on regions of North and Eastern Syria. Location: Gathering next to Hasakah Gin Time: 11:00 AM Friday, December 6, 2024 ─────
General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Mazloum Abdi said e.g. "Turkey claims we are exploiting the situation to expand, which is untrue. What matters to us is protecting our areas and resolving issues with Turkey peacefully. [...]" and 'Abdi added that there is a significant vacuum in the Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor deserts, which ISIS has filled following the withdrawal of Syrian government forces. He stated: "Deir ez-Zor, Raqqa, and Tabqa must be protected from ISIS attacks.' https://hawarnews.com/en/general-command-of-sdf-we-will-protect-all-regions-people
Was waiting for that context to post this video of SDF's forces earlier going west of the Euphrates to protect the people abandoned there:
'An official from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) [most widely still known by its initial name "Rojava"] said on Wednesday that over 30,000 families fleeing Aleppo countryside, northwestern Syria, are in dire need of support from the United Nations' https://npasyria.com/en/119093/
Considering its past >decade of seemingly targeted inaction for the people specifically in that area, consider contributing directly if you can or otherwise let others able to know how they can help most effectively: https://todon.eu/@b9AcE/113589116598022725
The Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (initially named "Rojava" to reflect the diversity) once again issued an "Invitation for Journalists to visit North and East Syria" yesterday. https://www.aanes-rep-eu.com/news/invitation-for-journalists-to-visit-north-and-east-syria This is a reissuing of the same invitation that has been issued as loudly as they can since the Women's Revolution started, to areas which before Turkey invaded were widely considered the safest in the entire wider region, but an invitation which has been almost completely ignored in favor of reporting from the increasingly explicitly sexist, anti-LGBTQ* and anti-press Erdoğan-regime's invader Turkey instead where regular people, press, academics and even elected politicians are sentenced to prison for speaking or reporting against Erdoğan's multiple wars of aggression.
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