The first operation of the Syria Democratic Forces and the US forces on the southern bank of the Euphrates River

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that US forces with the participation of the Syria Democratic Forces have carried out an air parachute landing after the middle of yesterday night in Al-Krin area located 5 km west of Al-Tabaqa city, in conjunction with crossing of other forces of them for the Euphrates River on boats to Al-Krin area, reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the process of parachute landing and crossing the river aims to close the road of Al-Raqqah – Aleppo and the road of al-Tabaqa – al-Raqqah, and thus clamping more on the “Islamic State” organization in the cities of al-Raqqah and al-Tabaqa in addition to approaching Al-Tabaqa airbase, also the operation aims to prevent the regime forces from advancing towards al-Tabaqa in case they were able to control Maskanah town in the eastern country of Aleppo, and this operation is considered the first presence of the Syria Democratic Forces in addition to the US forces in the southern bank of the Euphrates River.