Tal Abyad

Oct- 2019 -

13 October

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Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kill Kurdish politician, execute prisoners

Syrian rebel factions leading the Turkish ground incursion killed a Kurdish activist and politician and filmed themselves executing prisoners

Sep- 2019 -

24 September

Staff Writer

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US and Turkey conduct second joint ground patrols in northeast Syria

The US and Turkey launched a second round of joint patrols in northeastern Syria on as part of plans to create a "safe" buffer zone

8 September

Staff Writer

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone

U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border

Jun- 2019 -

23 June

Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training

Jared Szuba

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New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization

Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria

Oct- 2018 -

30 October

Fergus Kelly

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Turkey military fires on Tal Abyad in northern Syria, killing at least one HXP member

At least one HXP conscript was killed and another injured after Turkey's armed forces fired into northern Syria near Tal Abyad

Apr- 2018 -

3 April

Fergus Kelly

1 650

‘French and US troops are operating on the ground,’ northern Syria official says

US and French troops are on the ground, a northern Syria official said, as the French and US governments offered differing messages about deployments that may deter Turkey