US-Backed SDF Advances against ISIL in Eastern Syria

TEHRAN (Defapress)-The SDF managed to advance a dozen kilometers against ISIL in Eastern Deir Ezzur, putting them within the striking distance in Hajin region.

“The distance between ISIL and us is roughly 200 meters,” said Haval Bahoz, an SDF fighter.

A militant-affiliated website reported on Tuesday that tens of militants defected the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) only one week after the SDF alleged fresh attacks on ISIL's positions in the Eastern province of Deir Ezzur.

Smart news website reported that sixty gunmen of al-Shoaytat Tribe defected the SDF and retreated from contact lines with ISIL in the villages and settlements of Granij, al-Bahra, Jubb al-Bahra and Hajin.

It further said that the defection was a result of discrimination between Araba and Kurds among the SDF ranks, adding that the defected gunmen handed over their arms and ammunition and vowed not to take part in any military operation led by the SDF.

Growing differences have been on rise between the SDF and the US-backed gunmen known as the Special Forces in Eastern Syria.

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