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December 11, 2024

Fighting continues

Fighting continues in northern Syria between pro-Turkish and Kurdish factions

From CNN's Tim Lister, Kareem Khadder and Nechirvan Mando

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of militant groups in northern Syria dominated by Kurdish organizations, says that Turkey and its militia allies continued bombardments Wednesday in areas near the city of Kobani that borders Turkey.

The SDF said the city “remains at risk of war due to continuous provocations by Turkey” and its supporters, with attacks using heavy artillery and drones in rural areas south and west of Kobani.

Two paramedics were killed, the SDF said, when their ambulance was struck by a drone. A woman was killed when the vehicle she was traveling in was hit.

The SDF claimed Turkish warplanes and drones were “flying intensively in the airspace in Kobani, Manbij,” and other areas.

Further south in the city of Raqqa, there had been two drone strikes, the SDF said. Social media video showed a plume of smoke rising in one location in Raqqa. Turkish military and intelligence declined comment on the strikes. Turkish-backed factions in northern Syria also possess attack drones but have not commented on the situation in Raqqa.

A resident of Raqqa confirmed to CNN that a US military convoy had been present Wednesday at the northern entrance of the city. The US has worked with the SDF since 2017 to eliminate the remnants of the ISIS terror group in northern Syria and has some 900 troops stationed in northern Syria.

The pro-Turkish factions involved in the fighting in the north are part of the coalition that began a rebel offensive against the Assad regime late last month. Since then, clashes have begun with Kurdish groups in the parts of northern Syria that have been under Kurdish control for much of the last decade.

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