BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 P.M.) - A series of heavy clashes broke out on Friday when the Turkish-backed rebels launched a powerful assault on a group of fighters from the Kurdish-led People's Protection Units (YPG) in northern Aleppo.
According to local reports, the clashes took place between the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) and YPG at the town of Ayn Daqna.
Neither group advanced their positions in northern Aleppo; however, hostile gunfire was reported for a long duration on Friday afternoon .
With the U.S. military's impending withdrawal from Syria, the Turkish military has taken the opportunity to launch several attacks against the Kurdish-led forces before they launch their large-scale offensive east of the Euphrates.
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