Tal Rifaat

The Syrian National Army (SNA) of the opposition has fully liberated Manbij in the country's north from the occupation of the PKK/YPG terrorist organization, eradicating one of the largest terror strongholds west of the Euphrates River, the Turkish security sources said on Dec. 9.

At least 500 rebels on Feb. 17 crossed the Turkish border heading for the Syrian town of Azaz in northern Aleppo province, a monitor said, where opposition forces have suffered setbacks at the hands of the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) forces.

The Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) have renamed the Menagh air base in northern Syria after the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, British newspaper The Times reported on Feb. 18.