Syrian National Army continues operations to eliminate PKK/YPG threats in Manbij PHOTO

The Syrian National Army (SNA) continues its efforts to search for, identify, and eliminate threats in the Manbij district, which it liberated from the US-backed PKK/YPG terrorist group.

Following the liberation of Manbij city in Aleppo province as part of Operation Dawn of Freedom, the SNA is maintaining a high level of activity in its ongoing efforts to secure the region and neutralise remaining threats, Caliber.Az reports, citing Turkish media.

SNA soldiers patrolling the streets of the city and surrounding villages are conducting operations to detect and destroy booby traps and landmines planted by the PKK/YPG in buildings and along roads. 

At the same time, the SNA is urging terrorists hiding in tunnels to surrender. Those who refuse to comply and resist are being neutralised. During these operations, a female terrorist, who had been hiding in one of the tunnels, was captured. 

Some buildings that were used by the PKK/YPG terrorist group as headquarters were set on fire by the terrorists before their retreat. Manbij had been the biggest terrorist stronghold west of the Euphrates River, held by the US-backed PKK/YPG for eight years.

Opposition forces in Syria have overthrown the 61-year-long regime of Bashar al-Assad. The SNA has also reclaimed key territories, including Tel Rifaat and Manbij, which had been under the control of the PKK/YPG. 

Journalist Nedim Sener described the actions of the SNA as being "focused on Raqqa" after they recaptured critical areas such as Tel Rifaat and Manbij from the control of the PKK/YPG and Bashar al-Assad's regime.

He noted that panic had set in among the terrorist organisation following the loss of territories west of the Euphrates River. 

On November 27, armed opposition groups launched a large-scale offensive against Syrian army positions in the Aleppo and Idlib provinces. By the evening of December 7, they had captured several major cities (Aleppo, Hama, Daraa, and Homs), and on December 8, they entered Damascus, with Syrian government forces withdrawing from the city. Syrian government leader Muhammad Ghazi al-Jalali expressed readiness for a peaceful transfer of power in the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Bashar al-Assad stepped down as president of Syria and left the country, giving instructions for a peaceful handover of power.

By Naila Huseynova