Turkey-backed militia have taken full control of the northern Syrian city of Manbij following an offensive against the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Turkish officials said Monday.
The Turkish-backed Syrian National Army launched an offensive on Manbij on December 6, days after expelling SDF fighters from the nearby city of Tal Rifaat.
Turkish security officials, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said, “control of Manbij has been secured,” without providing further details.
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Turkiye has outlined three priorities in its policy on Syria and will back the opposition, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.
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Moreover, the transitional administration in Syria should build a new country free of extremism and based on human rights, justice and representation, the paper said. Turkiye, for its part, will continue to support the opposition in the construction of a new Syria, the sources added.