[ToloNews] First Vice President Amrullah on Sunday said that the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... still maintains ties with al Qaeda and that their separation "is harder than desalination."
Saleh on Twitter wrote that Afghan forces killed three al-Qaeda members in a Taliban compound in southern Afghanistan ten months after the Taliban committed to separate itself from the network as part of their deal with the United States.
But Mawlawi Abdul Hakim Sharaee, a member of the Taliban’s leadership council, said that the group will not allow any imported muscle to use Afghanistan’s soil against any other country.
This is the first time that a member of the Taliban leadership has spoken about the future of imported muscle in Afghanistan. Sharaee said that based on the US-Taliban agreement, Afghanistan’s soil will not be used against any other country.
"The handover of the late Osama bin Laden ...... who is now among the dear departed, though not among the dearest...... was against Sharia. Now, too, it has not been agreed with them (the US) to hand over a Moslem to them, but it has been agreed not to host them," Sharaee said.
The Ministry of Defense last week said that four members of al-Qaeda who were planting mines with a group of Taliban were killed in an Arclight airstrike ...KABOOM!... in Nawa district in Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... Two months ago, a key member of al-Qaeda, Abu Mohsin al Misri, was killed in an operation by Afghan forces in Andar district in the central province of Ghazni.
"Al Qaeda gunnies still have a presence among the Taliban and they are fighting against the government forces with the support of the Taliban," said Fawad Aman, a front man for the Defense Ministry.
"There is undeniable evidence that shows the Taliban has ties with terrorist groups, especially al -Qaeda," said Tariq Arian, a front man for the Ministry of Interior Affairs. "The killing of one of the al-Qaeda leaders in Ghazni, Helmand and some other provinces shows al Qaeda’s presence in areas under Taliban influence."
The UN in a report in June estimated that ISIS numbers are as low as 2,200 in Afghanistan.
[ToloNews] The Taliban ...Arabic for students... has dug up the grave of a former police commander in Uruzgan and mutilated his body, the police commander’s family said.
Shah Mohammad Shah, the district police chief for Dihrawood district, was killed in an attack by gunnies in the district on June 30.
His family members said this act by the Taliban is against all principles of Islam and is a violation of humanitarian law.
The Taliban has rejected the claim.
"The Mawlawi called me and said that his nails had grown and his body was fine but his head was beaten with a shovel," said Ezatullah Agha, a member of Shah Mohammad’s family.
His brother, Jan Mohammad Karimi, who is the police chief of the district, said that 32 of his relatives have bit the dust in the war in recent years.
"I am disappointed because of the inattention by the government to a family that has given sacrifices for the country," Karimi said.
Some senators on Sunday raised the issue of the mistreatment of the body of the police chief.
"I call on the Taliban leadership from this tribune to order their fighters to avoid such acts," said Akbar Stanekzai, the deputy speaker of the Senate.
The Taliban rejected involvement in such an incident and said it might have happened due to a personal grievance.
"Such an act is not acceptable based on Islam, human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... and Afghan culture," said Naeem Nazari, the deputy head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.
Shah Mohammad had lost his eyesight in a blast five years ago and was the district police chief of Dehrawood when he died in an attack in Tarinkot city, center of Uruzgan, in June.
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"His family and friends all support him
In this matter of murder post mortem:
Though buried alive,
He continued to thrive
Till the Taliban broke up the boredom!"
[ToloNews] TOLOnews findings show that 23 people have been killed and 70 others have been maimed in security incidents in Kabul over the last 10 days.
Kabul has witnessed 15 anti-security incidents including suicide kabooms, car kabooms, magnetic IED blasts and assassinations. Four blasts occurred in Kabul on Saturday.
Most of the magnetic IED blasts targeted security vehicles and were near police headquarters in various areas of the city.
The Presidential Palace said that President Ghani has directed the relevant institutions to pay more attention to the security situation.
Kabul residents said they want more attention to be paid to the security situation in the city.
Meanwhile, ...back at the palazzo, Count Guido stepped from behind the suit of armor, rapier in hand. Ciccolini snarled and reached for his own weapon... security forces in an operation in the north of Kabul searched nearly 3,700 houses and arrested a number of suspects.
First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said that some suspects who were involved in murder and kidnapping were arrested during the operation.
Sources said the operation was conducted in Sesado Panjzda, Proje Jadid and Panjsad Family areas in Kabul’s PD15 and PD11.
"They entered any house that they suspected. They opened the door and searched the whole house," said Abdul Wasim, a resident of the area.
"They did not allow anyone to enter the area. They searched some suspected houses and took seven people with them near the roundabout," said Zamir, a resident of the area.
Interior Ministry’s front man Tariq Arian said "the operations are conducted based on intelligence information from areas where people don’t feel calm."
[ToloNews] Security forces have arrested three suspects for involvement in the Nov. 7 blast that killed three people, including former TOLOnews anchor Yama Siawash, the interior minister Massoud Andarabi said in a meeting on Sunday.
The meeting was attended by members of the joint committee of the government and the media led by Second Vice President Sarwar Danesh, his office said in a statement.
Recent attacks on journalists and civil society activists were discussed and security agencies reported on their actions for the incidents.
Danesh said the recent incidents have been shocking for the people in which known figures were targeted.
He said such incidents should not be ignored and serious measures should be taken to prevent them.
Andarabi said that a serious investigation is underway into the incident in collaboration with the National Directorate of Security ...the Afghan national intel agency... He said that he has held meetings with Siawash’s family and the heads of some media outlets to discuss the incident.
He said that one "terrorist" was arrested in connection with the attack on Elyas Daee, a Radio Azadi news hound, who was killed in Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... on Nov. 12.
He said that one member of the Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... has been identified in connection with the killing of Rahmatullah Nekzad, a freelance news hound who was killed in Ghazni last week.
Andarabi said that an investigation is underway into the death of Ariana News presenter Fardin Amini.
He said that two suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack on civil society activist Freshta Kohistan ...a backwoods district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa distinguished by being even more rustic than is the norm among the local Pashtuns.... i.
According to Andarabi, two suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack on Malala Maiwand, a news hound in Jalalabad who was killed this month.
Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... NDS officials in the meeting said that their findings show that the attack on Rahmatullah Nekzad and Freshta Kohistani were conducted by the Taliban, the statement said.
The officials said that members of three terrorist groups were arrested recently who were involved in assassinations.
[KhaamaPress] Ministry of Defense stated on Sunday, that seven Taliban ...Arabic for students... fighters were killed in Zherai district of Kandahar province.
The Taliban affiliated members were killed before they could attack ANDSF positions in the provincial district, Ministry of Defense said in a tweet.
Similarly, 4 Taliban members were killed in the Arghandab district of Zabul province on Saturday.
The Taliban attacked ANA positions and was retaliated by the Afghan defense forces.
This comes as Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan arrested five suspects over drug trafficking charges.
Several separate operations were conducted in Kabul, Helmand ...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan... & Herat ...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns... provinces.
CNPA has referred the cases to relevant authorities for further process.
[ToloNews] At least two public uprising forces members were killed and four others were maimed in Paktia province on Saturday night, local officials confirmed on Sunday.
The festivities took place in Gardez city, capital of the province, after button men opened fire on public uprising forces, said Lotfullah Kamran, acting provincial police chief.
"The Taliban ...Arabic for students... were behind the attack," he said, adding that the "attackers were wearing burqas."
However, some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them... he did not provide further details.
The Taliban did not immediately comment on the attack.
[KhaamaPress] Local officials in Faryab province say a policeman was killed in a clash between police and the public uprising members.
Abdul Karim Yuresh, a front man to Faryab police HQ, said that the clash took place on Saturday, in the center of the Qaisar district of the province.
Yuresh added that a policeman was killed as a result of the festivities in the Qaisar district of the province.
He said a public uprising force member was also maimed during the skirmish.
The public uprising units, also known as the local police, has been able to provide security in parts of Afghanistan, but recently, there have been many complaints against these forces.
[AlAhram] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... is the main foreign backer of the Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... -based GNA that has been fighting Haftar's LNA that is backed by Egypt, Russia and the UAE
Ottoman Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces of Khalifa Haftar ...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy, so it's kind of hard to describe him as a Qadaffy holdover. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all. Actually, he is, but slowly... and their supporters based in eastern Libya would be viewed as "legitimate targets" if they attempted to attack Ottoman Turkish forces in the region. Good. Start inflicting pain on Yippy's forces
Turkey is the main foreign backer of the Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli, which for years has been fighting Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA). The LNA is backed by Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.
In October, the GNA and LNA signed a ceasefire agreement and the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... has been pushing a political dialogue aimed at elections next year as a solution. Russia on Wednesday called for international efforts toward a peace settlement in Libya to be intensified.
Speaking during a visit to Ottoman Turkish troops in Tripoli, Akar said Haftar had recently started making calls targeting Ottoman Turkish forces in Libya and calling for attacks on Ottoman Turkish troops, and also called on all parties to support political talks instead.
"They should get this in their heads. If they do something like this, they will have nowhere to run," he said. "Everyone should contribute to reaching a political solution here. Any move other than this is wrong," Akar said.
Turkey has sent military personnel and equipment to the GNA, helping to turn the tide of the war in Libya, while engaging in talks with Moscow for a solution to the conflict between the GNA and LNA.
Turkey has stopped short of withdrawing forces from the frontline, as demanded by the truce.
Last month, Turkey and Germany traded barbs over the search of a Ottoman Turkish freight ship by a European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... military mission in the Mediterranean aimed at enforcing the Libyan arms embargo, in a move Ankara called illegal.
This month, the LNA also intercepted a Ottoman Turkish ship, under a Jamaican flag, heading to the port of Misrata, prompting an angry rebuke from Ankara. The ship was later released.
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[AlMasdar] Azerbaijan has allegedly admitted to the downing of one of its Su-25 fighter jets during the 40-day-long war inside the Karabakh region, the Russian publication Avia.Pro reported, citing the Azerbaijani military.
According to Avia.Pro, the Armenian air defense forces shot down the Azerbaijani Su-25 while it was flying over the contested Karabakh region.
"The Azerbaijani side has officially acknowledged the loss of its Su-25 attack aircraft in Karabakh, which was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile fired by the Armenian military. Colonel Zaur Nudiraliyev, who was in the cockpit, died, although, it is alleged, he could have ejected, however, according to Baku, he directed the falling plane to the accumulation of enemy forces," they said.
The Russian publication quoted the Azerbaijani colonel as saying that the Su-25 was shot down over the Jebrayel region of southern Karabakh, which witnessed some of the heaviest festivities during the conflict.
"On October 4, Zaur Nudiraliyev, in his SU-25, approached the target assigned to him in the direction of Jebrayel. At this moment, the central command post received information about the actions of enemy air defense systems. (...) At this time, Zaur Nudiraliyev had already hit his target and was returning back. After that, he stopped communicating. His plane had already been shot down. Despite his injury, the colonel could still eject. But he did not do this in order not to be captured. Having sacrificed his life, he sent the plane to the area where enemy forces and equipment were concentrated and died heroically, " said Lieutenant Colonel Elchin Mammadov.
It is not known how reliable this information is, however, no such episode was previously mentioned, although the Armenian military claimed several downed combat aircraft of the Azerbaijani Air Force in the area.
[Dawn] Two people were killed and eight others injured in a kaboom in the Panjgur area of Makran on Saturday.
Police said the blast occurred in the parking area of Aftab Shaheed Football ground soon after a match had ended.
Panjgur Deputy Commissioner Abdul Razzaq Sasoli said two people were killed on the spot in the earth-shattering kaboom. "It was a powerful blast that rocked the district headquarters," he added.
Mr Sasoli said the blast occurred soon after the football match concluded.
However, some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go... no player was injured in the blast.
Police and personnel of Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... rushed to the site soon after the blast and cordoned off the area and took the dead and the injured to the district hospital.
Initial investigation revealed that an improvised bombexploded by remote control.
It seems the dear departed who were sitting in car after watching the football match were the target of the blast.
Several cars and cycle of violences were damaged in the earth-shattering kaboom while nearby houses were also affected by its impact.
The bomb disposal squad collected the evidence from the blast site.
The dear departed were identified as Rahim Jan and Hasan Jan. Both were residents of Bonistan, a locality on the outskirts of Panjgur town.
The injured included Mohammad Sameer, Zahid, Javed Ahmed, Jalal, Mehmood, Asad Ali, Murad Ali and Ali Bakhsh.
The bodies were handed over to the families after completing medico-legal formalities.
[Dawn] Seven soldiers were martyred in a gun attack on a Frontier Corps ...a provincial paramilitary force. Total manpower is about 80,000. They are tasked to help local law enforcement in the maintenance of law and order, and to carry out border patrol and a..the Antwerp-based Salafist organization that had campaigned to introduce Sharia law to Belgium before single-handedly making Belgium the highest per capita supplier of jihadis to Syria in Europe. There was a big trial in Antwerp in 2015, but most of those convicted were in absentia...nti-smuggling operations.... (FC) Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... post in Harnai district of Balochistan, the military's media wing said on Sunday.
The "terrorist fire raid" targeted an FC post located in Shahrag area of Harnai late on Saturday.
"During [an] intense exchange of fire, seven brave soldiers embraced shahadat while repulsing raiding terrorists," an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said.
It said the area had been cordoned off and escape routes blocked to apprehend the fleeing miscreants.
A large scale search and clearance operation was in progress in the area.
"Such cowardly acts by inimical elements backed by anti-state forces will not be allowed to sabotage hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan," the ISPR said, adding that security forces were determined to "thwart their nefarious designs at all costs".
In a tweet, Prime Minister Imran Khan ...aka The Great Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality disorders... said he was "saddened to hear of" the soldiers' martyrdom in the attack.
"My heartfelt condolences & prayers go to their families. Our nation stands with our courageous soldiers who face attacks from Indian backed terrorists," he wrote.
The martyred personnel were identified as Naib Subedar Gulzar, resident of Mianwali; Sepoy Faisal, resident of Hafizabad; Sepoy Abdul Wakeel, resident of Pishin; Sepoy Sher Zaman, resident of Kohat; Sepoy Jamal, resident of Dera Bugti; Abdul Rauf, resident of Dera Ghazi Khan; and Faqeer Muhammad, resident of Muzaffargarh.
The incident comes five days after 10 suspected bad boyz were potted in a shootout with security forces during an intelligence-based operation in Balochistan's Awaran area.
"These bully boyz were involved in firing on security forces, which resulted in martyrdom of Lance Naik Mohammad Iqbal on Dec 20 in the Awaran area," the ISPR had said at the time.
Earlier in October, 14 coppers — seven personnel of the Frontier Corps and as many civilian guards employed by the OGDCL — were martyred in an armed attack on their convoy on the Coastal Highway in the Ormara area of Gwadar district.
The encounter took place between security forces and a large number of bully boyz on the Coastal Highway near Ormara when a convoy of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) staff was being escorted from Gwadar to Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... .
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[AlMasdar] The Intelligence Directorate of the Anbar Province in western Iraq announced on Thursday, the arrest of 13 holy warriors and the seizure of 46 missiles intended to target government headquarters.
The directorate stated in a blurb that "the detachments of the intelligence agency represented by the Anbar Intelligence Directorate managed to seize (46) missiles intended to target the buildings of the Anbar Governorate, and some security and service departments."
They continued, "Intelligence detachments have arrested (13) wanted persons in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 terrorism for their affiliation with ISIS terrorist gangs in separate areas of al-Qaim, Ramadi and Fallujah districts."
The directorate added that "the holy warriors have admitted, through preliminary investigations, that they belong to those criminal gangs in which they worked in the so-called states of al-Baraka, the Euphrates, Anbar and Fallujah, ... the City of Mosques, which might have somthing to do with why it's not called Center of Prosperity or a really nice place to raise your kids... and entered special training camps."
This major bust on Thursday comes just a few days after Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called on the armed forces of Iraq to secure all areas along their large border with Syria.
The Iraqi military operation is currently coinciding with a joint Russian-Syrian offensive along the Deir Ezzor-Anbar border, with a major focus on the Albukamal area in the eastern part of the Deir Ezzor Governorate.
[AlMasdar] The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is preparing for all possibilities in the Idlib Governorate, following a string of heavy jihadist attacks on the military’s positions this week.
According to reports, the Syrian Arab Army faced a number of heavy attacks this week that were launched by hardline groups like Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State... and the Hurras al-Deen Group.
In response to these repeated ceasefire violations, the Syrian Arab Army has taken upon themselves to strengthen their lines and move in reinforcements to the southern Idlib front, where they are preparing for a potential jihadist offensive.
A high-ranking field source corroborated these claims to Sputnik Arabic, as he said that the Syrian Arab Army has dealt with hostile movements during the past two days on the axes of Benin and Kafr Bateekh in southern Idlib.
He said that that the gangs sought an infiltration attempt, but the army’s monitoring and reconnaissance units thwarted these attempts through preemptive strikes that resulted in the death and injury of a number of krazed killers.
The source revealed that the Syrian Arab Army has raised its readiness on all the axes in Latakia, Idlib and Hama, as they prepare for any potential encounter with the jihadist and Ottoman Turkish-backed rebels.
"The Syrian army is ready for all possibilities and developments that may be imposed at any moment on the ground," he added.
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[AlAhram] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... halted its offensive, which was widely condemned by Ankara's Western allies as the YPG was a key US ally in the fight against IS Death Eaters, after striking deals with Russia and the United States
Turkey said on Sunday its military killed 15 bandidosbandidos Death Eaters from the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which it said was preparing to carry out an attack in a region of northeast Syria controlled by Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies.
In an offensive last year dubbed the Peace Spring Operation, Turkey seized a 120-km (75-mile) stretch of border territory in northeast Syria from the YPG, which it considers a terrorist organization linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militia.
"Our heroic commandos dealt another heavy blow to the PKK/YPG terrorist organization. Fifteen PKK/YPG forces of Evil trying to infiltrate the Peace Spring region from the south to carry out an attack were neutralised with the successful intervention of our commandos," Turkey's Defence Ministry said on Twitter.
Turkey halted its offensive, which was widely condemned by Ankara's Western allies as the YPG was a key U.S. ally in the fight against Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems.... (IS) Death Eaters, after striking deals with Russia and the United States.
Moscow has said the YPG withdrew to at least 30 km (18 miles) from Turkey's border, but Ankara has been sceptical and held out the possibility of new attacks if bandidosbandidos Death Eaters remain. U.S. support for the YPG has been among the main issues between Ankara and Washington, NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... allies.
Turkey backs rebels looking to oust Syrian Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneck al-Assad Supressor of the Damascenes... , while Russia and Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate JewsZionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol... support Assad's forces. Since 2016, Turkey has seized swathes of northern Syria in four cross-border offensives to drive back ISand the YPG, and prevent a fresh influx of migrants colonists from Syria.
According to a local source in the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Ottoman Turkish-backed Death Eaters launched several artillery shells and rockets toward Ain Issa and its surrounding areas on Friday evening, with a primary focus on the positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
The Friday evening attack by the Ottoman Turkish-backed Death Eaters came just a day after they attempted to break through the defenses of the Syrian Democratic Forces at the village of al-Musharifah in the Ain Issa countryside.
The attack by the Ottoman Turkish-backed Death Eaters would end in failure, as they were forced to withdraw from the area after suffering heavy losses at the hands of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Since the end of the Karabakh conflict on November 10th, The Sick Man of Europe Turkey ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire... has shifted its attention to the northern region of Syria, where the Syrian Democratic Forces control a large amount of territory east of the Euphrates River.
Many of the Syrian krazed killer groups in northern Syria sent their fighters to Karabakh, as they served as mercenaries in the Azerbaijani war effort against the local Armenian forces.
According to opposition activists, between 250 and 350 mercenaries were killed during the 40-day-long war.
In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, the expert, Omar Rahmon, revealed an agreement that was concluded on Sunday, December 27, in Ain Issa, during which the SDF allegedly pledged to handover the town to the Russian side and the Syrian Army, after several days of negotiations.
Rahmon said that according to the available preliminary information, Ankara was preparing to carry out an attack on the town in the past hours, but the SDF’s acceptance of handing over the city to the Syrian Army ’stopped’ this attack.
Regarding the terms of the agreement, Rahmon said, "There is still no accurate information about the full terms of the agreement, but the Kurds told the Russian side that they are ready to withdraw from Ain Issa completely, and that practical steps on the ground will start within the next few hours."
However, if you can't say something nice about a person some juicy gossip will go well... despite Rahmon’s claims, the Ottoman Turkish-backed forces have attacked the SDF troops at al-Musharifah tonight, as they launched dozens of artillery shells and rockets toward the village in the Ain Issa countryside.
Furthermore, a source from the Syrian Arab Army told al-Masdar on Sunday that no agreement has been reached as of yet, pointing out that negotiations are at a standstill.
The source said the Russian military has moved in reinforcements to the Ain Issa front, but they have been posted outside the town.
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