On November 5, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) captured al-Khaji, al-Hajni, Tayib al-Fal and Sukar villages in the southeastern Deir Ezzor countryside, according to Kurdish sources. The sources added that the SDF killed 11 fighters of ISIS during its advance.
From its side, the ISIS-linked news agency Amaq announced that ISIS fighters targeted a convoy of the SDF on the al-Hasakah–Deir Ezzor highway (also known as al-Kharafi highway) on November 4. According to Amaq, 18 SDF fighters were killed and 4 vehicles of the SDF were damaged in the attack.
Meanwhile, in Raqqa governorate, the SDF announced that it allowed civilians to return to their houses in al-Mushalib district in the eastern part of Raqqa city after fully demining the district. According to the SDF, thousands of civilians returned to the district through Raqqa Samra village east of Raqqa city on November 5.
Back on October 26, the SDF banned the civilians from returning to their houses in al-Mushalib district. The SDF even opened fire on a group of civilians who tried to enter their houses in the district injuring at least 12 back then.
Syrian local sources previously reported that most of the houses in Raqqa city were looted by the SDF fighters.
Letting civilians enter a not demined quarter is just having them killed by the dozens while trying to enter houses, stirring rubble etc and sometimes one has to force almost desparate people for their own safety. A few getting hurt is better then dozends killed.
Having said that, RCC is to be commended of having rapidly demined the first quarter and one hopes soon more people will be able to return to that quarter or even more demined quarters, preferably before onset of winter.
RCC ?, Sorry but please explain as I am having a slow mind day.
Raqqah Civil Council. Something like SAA but different.
Goy it thanks.
Return to their homes? More like return to their rubble and then face dictatorship of the terrorist entity YPG and PKK. I wonder if that terrorist group has finished digging up all the civilians murdered in their homes by the terrorist’s air force.
Dictatorship of the PKK/YPG… Assad or Erdogan fanatic?
These SDF forces look like they are going to a pick nick.
The Zionists continue stealing sovereign Syrian land are marching full speed ahead towards al-Bukamal while the Syrian government forces just keep on planning and watching.
Ok guys. Let’s be clear here. The Russians have betrayed the Syrian gvernment. They made a deal with the Zionists behind the Syrian government’s back to hand over all of the territory to the East of the Euphrates river and al-Bukamal to the West, to the Zio/American imperialist colonial forces. This is outrageous and unacceptable. Why don’t they give Kaliningrad to the Americans instead of bartering with other people’s sovereign land behind their back like it was common practice during the worst period of the colonial dark age in the 19th century? The Soviet Union would never have done such scandalous agreements. It’s obvious that Russia is part of the game.