BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) - The Turkish military took advantage of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdrawal of his country's forces from Syria by launching several attacks against the Kurdish-led People's Protection Units (YPG) in the northern part of the country.
According to a military report from Aleppo, the Turkish Army launched several artillery shells towards the YPG's positions at the northeastern corridor of the Tal Rifa'at area.
The attack was reportedly launched by the Turkish military and their rebel allies from the nearby town of Mare', which is located just south of the border-crossing into Turkey's Kilis Province.
Following the attack on Tal Rifa'at, the Turkish military launched several other attacks against the YPG last night, prompting the Kurdish-led group to issue a powerful response.
With the upcoming withdrawal of U.S .troops from Syria, the YPG and their allies from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will have to shift their focus from defeating the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) in eastern Syria to the Al-Raqqa, Aleppo, and Al-Hasakah fronts.
These aforementioned provinces are expected to be the targets of the Turkish military's upcoming military operation in northern Syria.
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