(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Tribes Army, or Jaysh al-Ashaer, rebel group operation in northeastern Syria, has joined a Kurdish-led alliance that backed by the United States and Russia, source told Zaman al-Wasl on Wednesday.
As the Syrian Democratic Forces press more gains west and east Syria, taking ground from Islamic State group and moderate rebels, the U.S. and Russian proxy is seeking to enlarge its units by including more indigenous fighters from the Syrian tribes that were suppressed by ISIS, activists said.
Two weeks ago, SDF arrested about 150 tribesmen in Raqqa province refused to fight ISIS under its banner.
SDF fighters have waged a series of raids on the Arab villages of al-Soukariyeh, al-Tyba, Eastern Tel Abyad, al-Antar and al-Ali Bajabla. Most of the abducted tribesmen were members of Jaysh al-Ashaer.
The SDF was formed in mid-October as an alliance between the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and rebel groups including Arab and Assyrian militias to fight Islamic State. But few weeks later SDF had engaged in fighting with moderate rebels groups amid reports of unspoken coordination with Syrian regime forces and Russia.
Meanwhile, Syrian activists have accused SDF of looting the public and private properties in areas it controlled in the northern province of Aleppo.
Jaish al-Thuwar, key unit in the Syrian Democratic Forces, which now in full control of vast swathes in Aleppo, has looted houses of civilians in newly-controlled Tel Refa’at town and nearby villages, residents told Zaman al-Wasl.
Activists have circulated photos purportedly for trucks carrying furniture and electric devices, saying it were heading the Kurdish-dominated areas.
Since it began in 2011, Syria's war has fractured into a complex array of fronts between Kurds, rebels, regime and jihadists, and has killed more than 400,000 people.
As the Syrian Democratic Forces press more gains west and east Syria, taking ground from Islamic State group and moderate rebels, the U.S. and Russian proxy is seeking to enlarge its units by including more indigenous fighters from the Syrian tribes that were suppressed by ISIS, activists said.
Two weeks ago, SDF arrested about 150 tribesmen in Raqqa province refused to fight ISIS under its banner.
SDF fighters have waged a series of raids on the Arab villages of al-Soukariyeh, al-Tyba, Eastern Tel Abyad, al-Antar and al-Ali Bajabla. Most of the abducted tribesmen were members of Jaysh al-Ashaer.
The SDF was formed in mid-October as an alliance between the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and rebel groups including Arab and Assyrian militias to fight Islamic State. But few weeks later SDF had engaged in fighting with moderate rebels groups amid reports of unspoken coordination with Syrian regime forces and Russia.
Meanwhile, Syrian activists have accused SDF of looting the public and private properties in areas it controlled in the northern province of Aleppo.
Jaish al-Thuwar, key unit in the Syrian Democratic Forces, which now in full control of vast swathes in Aleppo, has looted houses of civilians in newly-controlled Tel Refa’at town and nearby villages, residents told Zaman al-Wasl.
Activists have circulated photos purportedly for trucks carrying furniture and electric devices, saying it were heading the Kurdish-dominated areas.
Since it began in 2011, Syria's war has fractured into a complex array of fronts between Kurds, rebels, regime and jihadists, and has killed more than 400,000 people.
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