The Ministry of defence of Russia has published on its Internet representation on the map showing the alignment of forces in Northern Syria, where the Turkish troops came close to the government army.

The map describes the situation at five fifteen p.m. Oct. It is under the control of the Syrian army are Manbij, surrounds Tabka, and among them the airport, 3 bridges (one railway) and two hydropower plants.

Manbij is a major city in the district of Aleppo, until recently it was controlled by American troops and patrolled the Kurds. Now it includes the Syrian Government forces.

After the operation "the Source of peace" the media wrote that the Turks and the loyal Syrian opposing political force has launched attacks on Manbij, but informed sources Last news these data have denied.

currently, the contact line between the government troops and the Turkish army in the area patrolled by the Russian military the law enforcement agencies.

9 October the head of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the launch of the operation "the Source of peace" against illegal in his country of the PKK and the terrorist group " Islamic state." *

on the same day the Turkish air force launched air strikes on the border to the Syrian cities, followed by the ground offensive.

Syrian authorities have regarded these actions as illegal invasion, and then decided to deploy troops on the border line with Turkey to help the Kurds. Government forces began redeployment to the North and 14 October was the subject of several controlled by the Kurdish cities.

before the Kurds were supported by Washington, but After the Turkish operation there is told about the withdrawal of troops. In the Pentagon stressed that "not signed" at war with Ankara for the sake of protection of the Kurds.

* A terrorist organization banned in Russia.



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