Hours after the denial of reaching an American – Turkish agreement…fighting rages in Manbij countryside against its Military Council against the fighters of Operation “Euphrates Shield”

Aleppo Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling by the Turkish-backed rebel and Islamic factions, targeting areas in Al-Mohsenli village which is located in the countryside of Manbij city, in the north-eastern sector of Aleppo province, which resulted in the fall of wounded, and this shelling was coincided with clashes between these factions against the forces of Manbij Military Council, in the contact areas in Manbij countryside, amid targeting in the clash areas, without information about injuries in the ranks of both parties, and this fighting comes hours after sources confirmed to the SOHR that the news about reaching an American – Turkish agreement is false, where the SOHR published few hours ago that Sources in Manbij confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the reports are false news, which talked about the withdrawal of its forces –who fight under the banner of SDF– from Manbij city west of the Euphrates River in the northern countryside of eastern Aleppo; based on an American – Turkish agreement, where the false news says that the agreement provides for the withdrawal of the military forces from Manbij, reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian observatory that the forces are still present in the city and in their position points at the city’s perimeter, and no withdrawals have been made so far from the city.

The Reliable sources added that Manbij Military Council in recent months had formed military regiments and military offices amid full coordination with the International Coalition, which its forces are located in the city and its surroundings, also the sources confirmed that a meeting had taken place in the past 24 hours between leadership of Manbij Military Council and a delegation of the International Coalition, where they confirmed that the consultations with Turkey is still underway and that no definitive results had been achieved so far.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored on the 8th of April 2018 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored warplanes flying in the sky of Manbij city and its countryside in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo countryside, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human, the warplanes of the International Coalition are flying in the sky of Manbij area, in conjunction with the visit of a delegation from a western country to the city. Clashes took place at the contact lines between areas controlled by the International Coalition and Manbij Military Council against the rebel and Islamic factions operating in “Shield of Euphrates” Operation force and the Turkish forces. The international coalition reinforced its deployment in the area and supported its presence and position in Manbij area, located west of the Euphrates River. Sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that reinforcement of vehicles, equipment and soldiers of the International Coalition were brought to the area, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 1st of April 2018 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from several reliable sources that reinforcements continue to reach the Coalition Forces in Manbij area in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that reinforcements of weapons and equipment have arrived to the Coalition Forces, which are continue to be deployed on the contact lines with “Euphrates Shield” Operation Forces and the Turkish forces in the northeastern sector of Aleppo, and the Syrian Observatory learned that the majority of Coalition Forces deployed in the area are of the US and French forces.