The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Thousands demonstrate in Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) city condemning the Turkish threats in attacking the strip between both rivers north of Syria

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored on Thursday, the 15th of November 2018, thousands of citizens carrying out a demonstration in Ain al-Arab city in the northeastern sector of Aleppo countryside east of Euphrates River, and in Details monitored by the Syrian Observatory, about 10000 residents of the displaced people of Ayn al-Arab and Afrin took part in a demonstration denouncing the Turkish threats to carry out a military operation in the strip between both rivers in the Syrian north, which is from the east bank of Euphrates river to the west bank of the Tigris River.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published earlier that a delegation of the French and American Coalition are visiting Ein Issa area in the northwest sector of al-Raqqah countryside, and in the details Obtained by the Syrian Observatory: a French and American delegation visited Ein Issa area to meet with the leadership of the Syria Democratic Forces, and to discuss the fate of the east of Euphrates under the Turkish threats and the Turkish hinting about a military operation against the east of Euphrates, and both parties are expected to come up with new understandings about the area, which is located in the border strip between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published in the past days that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored widespread dissatisfaction among the Kurdish circles and residents of the eastern Euphrates towns, cities, and villages, due to the continued send of the military forces by Syria Democratic Forces to the perimeter of the ISIS-controlled enclave, in preparation for a military operation against ISIS at the east banks of Euphrates; at a time when areas in the Syrian north in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, are being targeted by the Turkish Forces, who began to mobilize on the border strip on the Turkish side off the eastern Euphrates area, in conjunction with preparations with factions of the “Olive Branch” and “Euphrates Shield” Operations, for the ground military operation of which Turkey is talking about starting it at any time, and control the border strip from the Tigris River to Euphrates River in the Syrian north in the area east of Euphrates,  and reliable sources confirmed that the American Forces were deployed in the entire border strip with Turkey in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in order to prevent any Turkish movements towards the area as well as to spread within Ayn al-Arab (Kobani).

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 7th of November 2018 that that the Turkish forces returned to escalate their targeting to the border strip between both Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the Turkish forces which are located in the Turkish side of the border strip, targeted by gunshots, Susik area in the western countryside of Tal Abyad city, in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah, they also targeted by machineguns, the villages of Saleeb Qran and Jaghirli in the western countryside of Ayn Al-Arab city (Kobani), which caused material damage, without information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that the Turkish forces are still continuing to target the border strip between both Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, although the US is patrolling troops along the Syrian – Turkish border in the Syrian – Turkish – Iraqi border triangle on Tigris River, to the western countryside of Ayn Al-Arab (Kobani) on the Euphrates River, the SOHR also learned that a fighter of the Syria Democratic Forces was killed, after he was hit in the renewed Turkish targeting, raising to 5 at least, the number of the fighters of the SDF and of the Self-Defense Forces who have been killed due to the Turkish targeting since the 28th of October 2018, to the border strip between both Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, in addition to the death of a child girl after being hit in the Turkish targeting to the border city of Tal Abyad, in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah.

The Syrian Observatory also published on Monday morning the 5th of November 2018, that in the next few hours it is expected for the Turkish intelligence service to transfer more than 500 fighters of the Turkish-backed factions as a new batch form their controlled areas in the Syrian north into Turkish territory, in order to be transported to areas in front of the east of Euphrates, after they transported more than 700 fighter of their loyal factions two days ago, where the Syrian Observatory published on the 3rd of November that the Turkish intelligence services have transported more than 700 members of the factions loyal to them and under their command; from the countryside of Aleppo towards areas in front of the east of Euphrates River, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: more than 700 fighters equipped with light weapons were transported aboard Turkish buses by the Turkish intelligence, and transported from Afrin area via Iskenderun and the Turkish territory to another area, where the sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that they were transported to an area in front of the Syria Democratic Forces’ controlled areas east of Euphrates River, or in the west bank of Euphrates River, within areas of control of “Euphrates Shield” Operation Forces.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 1st of November 2018, that reliable sources attended the meeting that was held in Afrin city in the north-western sector of Aleppo countryside, between the Turkish Intelligence and between the factions of the “Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch”, informed the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, that the Turkish Intelligence informed the factions to get ready for the next military operation that Turkey intends to carry out against the Syria Democratic Forces, whose main pillar is the YPG, which includes the border strip stretched from the eastern bank of the Euphrates River to the western bank of the Tigris River, and the sources added that the Turkish Intelligence deliberately directed its talk to all the factions and specified those factions whose fighters are descendent from areas in Deir Ezzor, Al-Raqqah and Al-Hasakah provinces, in order to create a sedition between the Kurdish and the Arabs in the area, and the Turkish forces tend to send Kurdish fighters loyal to them in the incoming battle of the east of the Euphrates so that their intention to create a sedition will not be revealed.