Manbij District

The YPG, or People’s Protection Units, are the main component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)

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.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan praised the US decision to withdraw from Syria. He noted that there was a discrepancy between the positions expressed by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and those of some Member States regarding Ankara's actions.

Erdogan told reporters that Turkey was ready to implement its decision regarding Manbij. 

Turkey's military operation in northern Syria continued for a sixth day Oct. 14 as Turkish forces took control of the strategic M4 highway, which connects the Syrian districts of Manbij and Qamishli.

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.

U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spoke over the phone with his Turkish counterpart about Manbij roadmap and the efforts to ensure ISIL is fully defeated, the U.S. Department of Defense said on March 22.

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

FSA fighters are pictured in the back of their trucks as they leave the rebel-held northern Syrian town of Jarabulus.

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.