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UPDATE: Fighting raging for a 3rd day in/around al-Sina'a prison in #Hasakah #Syria

#SDF statements say the US-backed forces continue to battle cells of #ISIS fighters, both inside the northern section of the prison & in neighborhoods to the south of the prison
MORE: #SDF officials says an estimated 200 #ISIS fighters were involved in the initial attack on the prison in #Hasakah

An estimated 175 #ISIS have been killed

SDF says 27 of their own soldiers have died in the fighting
The US-led coalition w/ongoing support for #SDF vs #ISIS in #Hasakah

The coalition has said that support includes airstrikes

Apache attack helicopters, F-16s have been active

Bradley armored vehicles also seen in the area
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UN Commission of Inquiry report on #Syria finds "Syrians continue to be killed on a daily basis & suffer gross human rights violations, war crimes & crimes against humanity at the hands of all parties"
.@UNCoISyria assessment based on 538 interviews, official documents, photos, videos & satellite imagery, per its report
In NE #Syria, @UNCoISyria found ongoing clashes between #Turkey forces, #PKK & Syrian Nat'l Army "further destabilized the region"

"Security situation also deteriorated" in #DeirEzzor "...where the [#SDF} increased raids & arrests of civilians w/alleged links to" #ISIS
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General Mazloum Abdi: we have been negotiating a #ceasefire for the past 3 days based on Trump’s request
Gen Mazloum: We were part of these meetings and calls
Gen Mazloum: The agreement covers the the current war zone area only.
We at #SDF are ready to achieve anything to keep the ceasefire and the U.S gave us guarantees
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So far, the PKK / YPG rocket and mortar attacks have already claimed the lives of 18 civilians in Turkey, including children. Image
The PKK / YPG militants use unguided weaponry, some relying on the WW2 technology like the Grad rockets, to indiscriminately hit populated areas, marking a textbook example of terrorism through hybrid concepts
From a military standpoint, there is no silver bullet C-RAM (counter - rocket, artillery, and mortar) solution to this kind of projectiles. Thus, the Turkish ground offensive must swiftly secure some 20km tactical depth to protect the civilians.
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#SDF positions in northeastern #Syria "very weak" against #Turkey-backed forces, per #SDF Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi, speaking thru translator on a teleconference

He describes the situation as "frustrating...We trusted the security mechanism sponsored by the United States”
“We are now preparing ourselves for a long military operation that might take more than a year,” per #SDF Gen Abdi on #Turkey incursion in NE #Syria
“They want to attack all the Kurdish towns…they want to destroy all of our area” says #SDF Gen Abdi of #Turkey's military operation in NE #Syria, saying Turkey will turn the area into "another #Idlib"
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#Kurd journalist @aged_choli captured the opening salvos of #Turkey NE #Syria operations as he was filming in #RasalAyn a while ago.
Live FB Feed from journalist @Ivan_Hassib as he reports on the panic ensuing following #Turkey airstrikes vs targets SW of Ras Al-Ayn, NE #Syria

facebook.com/Ivan.Hassib/vi…
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