Tal Abyad, Syria. 22 October 2019. Fighters of the Syrian National Army opposition group prepare to take over areas withdrawn from Kurdish forces around the Syrian border city of Tal Abyad. The operation is part of a recently military offensive undertaken by the Turkish armed forces with the support of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People Protection Unit (YPG) on the east of the Euphrates in northern Syria. The ongoing Operation Peace Spring has been launched by Turkey on 9 th October with the stated aim to push the YPG from the Turk

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Tal Abyad, Syria. 22 October 2019. Fighters of the Syrian National Army opposition group prepare to take over areas withdrawn from Kurdish forces around the Syrian border city of Tal Abyad. The operation is part of a recently military offensive undertaken by the Turkish armed forces with the support of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the People Protection Unit (YPG) on the east of the Euphrates in northern Syria. The ongoing Operation Peace Spring has been launched by Turkey on 9 th October with the stated aim to push the YPG from the Turkish border and to create a safe zone in northern Syria for the return of Syrian refugees

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