A delegation of the self-administration and the Syria Democratic Council meets leaders of the International Coalition and US Forces in al-Raqqah countryside to discuss the developments of East Euphrates
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from several reliable sources about a meeting held east of Euphrates, between officials of the area and leaders of the US Forces and the International Coalition, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: a meeting took place on Thursday afternoon, the 20th of December 2018, between a delegation of the democratic self-administration and the Syria Democratic Council, and between leaders of the International Coalition and officers of the US Forces in Syria, where the meeting took place in Ain Issa area in the northwestern countryside of al-Raqqa, and they discussed the future of Euphrates after the US presidential decision to withdraw its forces from the east of Euphrates area, under the Turkish threats of a large-scale military operation in the east of Euphrates area, and what the risks and the results of this operation might be which will be the result of this Turkish invasion if it took place by its forces and by thousands of fighters of the Syrian rebel and Islamic factions.
The Syrian Observatory monitored hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored thousands of citizens in sit-ins and protests east of Euphrates, against the decision of USA to withdraw from Syria and the military operation Turkey intends to carry out against the Syria Democratic Forces, in the east of Euphrates area on the border between the Tigris and Euphrates river, and the Syrian Observatory learned that the border city of Ras al-Ayn (Sri Kaneh) witnessed a sit-in of thousands of citizens of in Khrab Eshek in the countryside of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), and they demanding the prevention of the Turkish military operation, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored about 10 thousand persons carrying out popular sit-ins; to demand that the military operation -which Turkey intend to launch in the east of Euphrates area- to be stopped, of which the residents of the area fear that it may cause leave large number of casualties.
And Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from reliable sources who confirmed that a meeting is taking place in the meantime; between the leadership of the Syria Democratic Forces and a leading delegation of the Syrian regime, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: a meeting takes place in the security square in Qameshly city in which both parties are present, between the leadership of the Syrian regime and the leadership of Syria Democratic Forces, where they are discussing the future of the area under the US decision to withdraw from it; and the Turkish threat of a military operation in the area, the reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that discussions are underway about handing over oilfields controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces east of Euphrates River to the Syrian regime.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed by reliable sources that the International Coalition in Deir Ezzor is building a new military base east of Euphrates within the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the International Coalition is establishing a military base in Hajin area located on the outskirts of ISIS-controlled enclave at the east bank of Euphrates River, which was controlled by the Syria Democratic Forces, where the Syrian Observatory received photos showing the operation of establishing the military base, and this comes at a time where are discussions are underway among the leadership of the Syria Democratic Forces, confirmed by sources for the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that if the Turkish military operation starts (for which preparations are underway in the border between the Tigris and Euphrates and Manbij area), the SDF intent to withdraw all their fighters from the fronts with the “Islamic State” Organization, and move them to the front lines with the Turkish Forces and the factions operating under their commands , after stopping the military operation against the “Islamic State” Organization at the east banks of Euphrates River, which is still composed of the towns of al-Susah, Shafa, and al-Baghuz and the villages of Shajla, Safafiyyah, Bo Badran, Bukhatir, Abu Hasan, and Marashdah.