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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

SDF accuses Damascus-allied factions of attack in north Syria

2025-12-06

[Rudaw] The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Friday that two villages under their control in northern Syria came under drone attack by groups allied with the Damascus government.

"A drone belonging to factions affiliated with the Damascus government bombed the villages of Imam and Umm Tina, located north of Deir Hafer in the eastern Aleppo countryside," the SDF said in a statement.

The same factions also "targeted the crossing in the area with sniper fire," it added. "The bombing caused material damage to the villages and surrounding areas, with no casualties reported."

The SDF is the de facto military force in northeast Syria (Rojava) and the main on-the-ground partner of the US-led global coalition against the 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....
(ISIS). The Syrian government joined the coalition last month.

For several months, the SDF and Damascus have repeatedly accused the other of attacking their positions. Last week, the SDF said government-affiliated forces targeted one of its outposts in Deir ez-Zor province, "seriously" injuring one of its fighters.

The two sides continue talks on implementing a March agreement to integrate the SDF into the Syrian national army. Key disagreements persist, however: the SDF wants to join as a unified force, while Damascus insists on absorbing fighters individually into regular army units. SDF officials have recently noted a more flexible tone from the transitional government on the issue.

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