Infighting Erupts among US-Backed Militants in Eastern Syria

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Special Forces affiliated to the Syrian al-Qad movement headed by Ahmad al-Jarba, both backed by the US, engaged in a tough battle in Eastern Deir Ezzur on Saturday.

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Date: 05 May 2018 - 14:12

TEHRAN (FNA)- The SDF fighters, backed up by the US-led coalition air force, stormed the positions of the Special Forces of Ahmad al-Jarba in Abu Humam region on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River.

Also, local sources said that the SDF's offensive against al-Jarba fighters was unprecedented, adding that the SDF had warned to leak al-Jabra militants' secret information to the coalition to be treated by the US-led forces as ISIL unless they hand over their weapons and surrender.

The sources further said that the SDF and al-Jarba fighters exchanged heavy fire that left a number of injuries on both sides.

The sources said that tensions are also high between the regional tribes and the SDF after the infighting between the SDF and al-Jarba fighters intensified in Eastern Deir Ezzur.

Al-Jarba militant had previously refused to join the SDF in the regions that are under the collation's control.

Field sources reported on Tuesday that battle between the Syrian Army and the SDF was becoming likely as both sides dispatched a large number of forces to Western Deir Ezzur.

The sources said that the army dispatched a large number of soldiers and equipment from Deir Ezzur city to the towns of al-Hosseiniyeh and al-Salehuyeh in Western Deir Ezzur in al-Jazeera region on the Eastern bank of the Euphrates River to reinvigorate its positions.

Meantime, the SDF sent a military convoy, including several vehicles and a number of fighters along with a number of US troops and vehicles, to Western Deir Ezzur, the sources said.

The sources said the situation was growing ripe for a tough battle between the two sides in the region.

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