April 24, 2019
SDF says no plans to attack Abu Kamal held by Iran-backed forces
Source: Kurdistan 24
Journalist: Wladimir Van Wilgenburg
A spokesperson for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Wednesday denied rumors of a fresh military operation in Syria.
Mustafa Bali, an SDF spokesperson and head of the media center in Ain Issa, denied reports that the Kurdish-led forces would launch a new operation with US support against Iranian-backed troops in Abu Kamal to cut a so-called Iranian land bridge through Syria.
“Some media outlets are circulating rumors of a possible military campaign being waged by our forces in the Abu Kamal area,” he wrote in a tweet. “We would like to emphasize that these rumors are purely fabricated.”
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