Updates 10-12-2024
# Eufrates region: Manbij and Kobane
– An alleged agreement of Turkey and US for SDF to withdraw from Manbij has been reported, referring to past agreements of YPG not to be allowed west of Euphrates. SDF continue fighting in Tabqa region, south of Manbij.
– As SNA takes control of Manbij region, videos of their atrocities spread over social networks, including brutal executions in the middle of the streets, even a raid and assassination of injured people in a hospital. A video of a checkpoint with SNA fighters wearing ISIS patches has even been screened on several television channels, and ISIS patches are seen in many videos circulating.
– Drones and artillery fire had been hitting Kobane canton, including Kobane city and Mishtenur (Strategical military point next to the city). Several civilians had been killed in those strikes. Also in Ain Issa, east of Kobane, several civilians had been killed in drone strikes
– SNA tried to cross the Qereqozah bridge between Manbij and Kobane. SDF repelled the attacks, killing dozens of SNA fighters and capturing some armored vehicles that SNA fighters left behind in their retreats.
# Syria aftermath
– Mohammed al-Bashir is now leading the transitional government of Syria in Damasc.
– UN envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen arrives to Damasc, calling for a process of unification of different factions, emphasizing that HTS is the dominant faction but is not the only one. UN also asks Israel for restrain in their security zones.
– Israel targeted more than 300 locations an military points, claiming it as the biggest air operation they ever launched, announcing they destroy all air defense capabilities of Syria. Israel “security zone” is also expanding, evacuating some villages in south-west Syria and deploying tanks at less than 30 km of Damascus.
# Political developments on NES
– DAANES is calling for a general ceasefire for all Syria to open space for dialog and a transition to a new democratic Syria. Solidarity committees are organizing demonstrations and protests in many different cities. The kurdish women’s movement is calling for a general day of mobilization for December 14.
– Allegedly, the ministry of defense of KRG received a request to deploy 5000 “peshmerga Roj” to support SNA factions. Allegedly, 200 peshmerga Roj equipped with heavy weapons are already being deployed in areas under SNA control. This comes as a political move from Turkey to spark intra-kurdish conflicts, exploiting the contradictions between ENKS (Syrian branch of KDP, Barzani-led political party in Basur, Iraq) and PYD (Major kurdish political party of the DAANES).
– More than a handred thousand refugees displaced from Aleppo and Shehba region are arriving to different areas in NES, mostly in Tabqa and Raqqa. Heyva Sor and DAANES local councils in different regions are doing everything in their hands to assist them, providing food, housing, blankets and medical assistance.
– SDF calls for US to fulfill their promises and intervene to prevent further attacks on Kobane.
# Analysis
The withdraw of SDF from Manbij is a painful concession. Many comrades lost their lives in the liberation of Manbij from the hands of ISIS, including the brave arab commander of YPG Abu Leila, also 8 internationalist fighters. As Erdogan stated many times, their next target is now Kobane, the proud city that became the turning point on the war against ISIS through and historic resistance. Kobane was also a key element for the internationalization of the Rojava revolution and the Kurdish question, becoming a symbol of resistance known to the whole world.
The dimension of Israel attack all over Syria is not just a deterrence action against the possibility of a hostile Syria, it is also a show of force a military capabilities to neighboring countries. It is also the perfect scenario for IDF to test their response capacity and air force at such a big scale, without fear of any repercussions since there is no one in Syria able to answer to such brutal attacks.
Turkey’s propaganda campaigns, with miss information and fabricated videos, aims to weaken SDF and destabilize the DAANES. Now they also try to spark intra-kurdish conflict, harvesting the investments they made for decades in the Barzani-led KRG, using all tools at their hands in this war. Even HTS is calling attention to that, publishing a press statement denouncing SNA’s fabrication of fake videos. But exposing their dirty methods is not enough to stop them, we need to take action in all fronts possible to put an end to their atrocities.
Syria is moving from the joy and celebrations after the fall of the regime, to the darkest hours it lived since the worst times of the war. Israel and Turkey are committing massacres and abusing their power to impose their agendas, taking advantage of the situation to feed their greed and expansionist ambitions. The revolution is under existential threat, and it is our duty, as internationalists and as revolutionaries, to make sure they can’t break this revolution. The world is descending into really dark paths, with war and oppression gaining ground all around. But there is also hope and revolutionary opportunities in those situations. It is partly in our hands to decide where we go from this point.
Revolutionary greetings!
# Last minute updates
– Heavy clashes ongoing between SDF and SNA on Qereqozaq bridge connecting Manbij and Kobane right now. Threats of attacks on Kobane tonight.
– SDF left Deir Ezzor city allowing operations room of HTS to take control of the city. It also include the border crossing of Albukamal and the al-taym oil field in the Deir Ezzor desert. At the same time SDF announced their readiness to dialog with the provisional government.
– It is confirmed that the bombings that took place in Qamishlo yesterday was not conducted by Israel air force but by Turkey air force.