Turkey’s SNA attack on Syria’s Raqqa kills, injures government soldiers
RAQQA, Syria (North Press) – A soldier of the Syrian government forces was killed and another was wounded on Sunday in a ground attack launched by the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, known as the Syrian National Army (SNA), on Raqqa Governorate, northern Syria.
The SNA factions launched a ground attack on the village of Sgeiro in the east of the town of Ain Issa, north of Raqqa, resulting in the killing a soldier of the government forces and wounding another, Ronahi TV, a Kurdish TV channel reported.
The attack also resulted in the killing and wounding of two militants of the armed factions, and that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were able to thwart it, according to the TV channel.
In the past two days, the Turkish forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), increased shelling and attacks on villages on contact lines in Manbij, Ain Issa, and Tel Tamr. They attacked military posts of the Syrian government forces and the SDF.
On Aug. 30, the SDF announced the dismissal of commander of Deir ez-Zor Military Council, Ahmad al-Khabil, known as Abu Khawla, from duty, for his involvement “in multiple crimes and violations, including communication and coordination with external entities hostile to the revolution, committing criminal offenses and engaging in drug trafficking, mismanaging of the security situation, his negative role in increasing the activities of ISIS cells,” according to the SDF.
The operation led to the eruption of clashes between the SDF and gunmen affiliated with the dismissed leader and with al-Bashir whose groups are active in the western bank of the Euphrates which is under the control of the Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias.