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US-backed SDF redeploy 1,700 militants fighting Daesh to Afrin against Turkey

by Daily Sabah with Agencies

ISTANBUL Mar 06, 2018 - 12:00 am GMT+3
In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, militants from the PKK-affiliated Women's Protection Units (YPJ) hold a celebration in Paradise Square in Raqqa, Syria. The giant poster behined them features PKK's jailed leader Abdullah u00d6calan. (AP Photo)
In this Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017 photo, militants from the PKK-affiliated Women's Protection Units (YPJ) hold a celebration in Paradise Square in Raqqa, Syria. The giant poster behined them features PKK's jailed leader Abdullah u00d6calan. (AP Photo)
by Daily Sabah with Agencies Mar 06, 2018 12:00 am

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which is dominated by PKK terrorist group's Syrian offshoot the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing the People's Protection Units (YPG), announced Tuesday it would redeploy around 1,700 fighters from front lines against Daesh.

"We made the difficult decision to pull our forces out of Deir el Zour province and battlefronts against Daesh to head to the Afrin battle," said Abu Omar al-Idlibi, a commander of the SDF.

Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 to clear PKK/KCK/PYD/YPG and remaining Daesh terrorists from northwestern Syria's Afrin, aiming to secure its borders and allow the return of civilians.

Speaking to Reuters in Raqqa after announcing the redeployment, Idlibi said that 700 of the fighters had already moved to Afrin.

This development will contribute to the already-strained ties between the U.S. and Turkey, who are at odds over their policies in Syria.

Pentagon previously announced that no U.S.-backed groups are located in Afrin.

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