Armed groups, opposing Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, have most recently taken control of 6 more settlements including Zor al-Mahruka, Zor al-Haysa, Zor Abu Zeid, Zor al-Maselih, Zor Aj-Jadid and Khattab settlements and Nasiriyah Hill in Hama, Syria on December 3, 2024. (AA Photo)
By Newsroom
Dec 4, 2024 12:00 PM
The PKK/YPG terrorist organization attempted to infiltrate the Dayr Hafir area, cleared of terrorism as part of Operation Dawn of Freedom, resulting in a deadly ambush that killed six Syrian National Army (SNA) soldiers, according to local reports.
The attack occurred in the early hours as PKK/YPG terrorists based in Manbij targeted SNA units conducting security sweeps in Dayr Hafir, located in eastern Aleppo.
After intense clashes, the militants launched a secondary assault on SNA positions before retreating to the Manbij line.
Anti-government figthers ride a motorcycle past Syrian army military equipment and vehicles that were abandoned on the highway to Damascus, as they reach the town of Suran north of Syria’s Hama city on December 3, 2024. – Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria’s fourth-largest city Hama on December 3, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that ended four years of relative calm. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)People drive a motorcycle past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, after anti-government fighters reached al-Safirah town southeast of Syria’s Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. – On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria’s second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)Anti-government fighters drive an armoured vehicle past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicle, after they reached al-Safirah town southeast of Syria’s Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. – On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria’s second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)Anti-government fighters move past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, as they reach al-Safirah town southeast of Syria’s Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. – On November 27, the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance led a major offensive snatching Syria’s second city Aleppo and dozens of towns and villages from government control, after years of regime gains in successive Russian-backed military campaigns. (Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP)Smoke billows the the Syrian town of Suran, between Aleppo and Hama, on December 3, 2024. – Islamist-led rebels advanced on December 3, on Syria’s fourth-largest city Hama, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the north in an offensive that ended four years of relative calm. Syrian state media reported that the two air forces had bombed the rebels in their Idlib stronghold as well as their vanguard in Hama province (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
PKK/YPG presence and cross-border attacks
The PKK/YPG terrorist organization has been operating from its stronghold in Manbij and frequently attempts to infiltrate territories cleared of terrorism. It is also accused of targeting civilians in these areas through ground-to-ground attacks.
The SNA launched Operation Dawn of Freedom on Dec. 1 to counter PKK/YPG efforts to establish a terror corridor between Tel Rifaat and northeastern Syria.
Armed groups, opposing Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime, have most recently taken control of 6 more settlements including Zor al-Mahruka, Zor al-Haysa, Zor Abu Zeid, Zor al-Maselih, Zor Aj-Jadid and Khattab settlements and Nasiriyah Hill in Hama, Syria on December 3, 2024. (AA Photo)
