ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have taken the fight to the Islamic State (ISIS) to the western side of the Euphrates a day after the group was forced from east of the river.
A news report by Today’s Zaman on Sunday said that fighting continues on the western bank of the Euphrates as members of the SDF try to chase the ISIS militants from the area.
The SDF is a coalition of anti-ISIS groups of Assyrian, Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen.
The Kurdish Peoples Protection Units (YPG) group is the largest single armed group in this coalition.
Turkey's has long declared west of the Euphrates a red line for the YPG, but the Kurds are a major force in the SDF advances against ISIS.
The SDF has the backing of the US and other coalition powers.
The group captured the Tishreen Dam from ISIS on Saturday as well as a strategically important bridge connecting an area divided by the Euphrates.
A news report by Today’s Zaman on Sunday said that fighting continues on the western bank of the Euphrates as members of the SDF try to chase the ISIS militants from the area.
The SDF is a coalition of anti-ISIS groups of Assyrian, Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen.
The Kurdish Peoples Protection Units (YPG) group is the largest single armed group in this coalition.
Turkey's has long declared west of the Euphrates a red line for the YPG, but the Kurds are a major force in the SDF advances against ISIS.
The SDF has the backing of the US and other coalition powers.
The group captured the Tishreen Dam from ISIS on Saturday as well as a strategically important bridge connecting an area divided by the Euphrates.
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