Manbij

The Turkish intelligence agency MİT has played a pivotal role in the capture of PKK terrorist Ahmet Al Hac Ömer, who was allegedly planning an attack against Turkish troops in regions controlled by the Turkish army in Syria.

Turkish security forces neutralized seven PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, the Defense Ministry said on Feb. 26. 

The terrorists were trying to infiltrate into the area of "Operation Euphrates Shield," Turkey's anti-terror offensive in northern Syria, from the city of Manbij, the ministry said in a tweet.

International humanitarian organizations have ceased operations and have evacuated all associates in northeast Syria after the start of the Turkish military operation. Humanitarian aid supplies have also been cut off, according to the self-proclaimed Kurdish Autonomous Territory, quoted by RIA Novosti.

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have regained control of a key border town in northeastern Syria, according to the DPA, citing the UK-based Syrian Human Rights Monitoring Center.

According to information from the centre, SDF fighters seized the city of Ras al-Ain from Turkish forces and their allies, who entered the city two days ago.

Turkey's defense minister and the U.S. special envoy for Syria discussed the situation in the northern Syrian town of Manbij and the east of Euphrates River on June 27, according to a statement from the Turkish defense ministry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will hold Syria talks in Moscow on Wednesday, with Turkey saying they will focus on Ankara's so-called "security zone" in northern Syria, reported AFP.

Four U.S. soldiers were killed and three wounded in a blast on Jan. 16 in the northern Syrian town of Manbij, a U.S. official said.

This file photo shows Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters walk on the rubble of damaged shops and buildings in the city of Manbij, in Aleppo Governorate, Syria, The SDF is dominated by the YPG, which Turkey considers a terrorist organization. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo

Turkey is preparing "intensely for a counter-terrorism military operation" in the Syrian town of Manbij and other parts of Syria, namely the east of the Euphrates River, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Dec. 20.

A senior British general in the global coalition against ISIL has hailed the Turkish-United States joint patrol missions in the northern Syrian city of Manbij.