[ALMASDARNEWS] The leader of the al-Bakara Tribe that is loyal to the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) appeared on a video, Saturday, denying he defected to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the Deir Ezzor Governorate.Pro-government pages alleged on Friday that the al-Bakara tribal commander, Yasser al-Dayheh, defected to the Syrian Army after reaching the front-lines of Hashd al-Sha’abi (Iraqi paramilitary) along the Iraqi border.
Al-Masdar was told by a military source in Damascus that these claims were just rumors and that the Syrian Army was not informed of this alleged defection.