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Focus: Syria - Mar 23, 2017

By bartolo - Posted on 23 March 2017

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces expects to attack Tabqa dam and air base soon - Reuters [1]

SDF will dominate Tabqa dam in next 72 hours: SDF commander declares - [2]syria.liveuamap.com [3]

VIDEO: YPG Footage showing the advance of the US backed SDF across Lake Assad/River Euphrates and towards Tabqa Dam - [4]syria.liveuamap.com [3]

US military helping operation to seize strategic Tabqa dam near Syria’s Raqqa - Al Arabiya English [5]

US Coalition statement on the Syrian Democratic Forces assault near Tabqah dam - Operation Inherent Resolve [6]

Reports starting to come in that US troops have been deployed to Tabqa (via helicopter). This account says 100 troops involved - Shiraz Maher on Twitter” [7]

US special forces cut the main route between Aleppo and Raqqa, after making a surprise airdrop near Tabqah, Syria. - [8]syria.liveuamap.com [3]

Kurdish forces cutoff key ISIL supply line in northern Syria, capturing several villages along the strategic Aleppo-Raqqa Highway - [9]almasdarnews.com [10]

SDF soldier announces that more soldiers will be transported to the peninsula west of Tabqa in some hours - Syrian Civil War Map [11]

Syrian Democratic Forces say need up to 15 days to block, start storming Raqqa - Sputnik [12]

SDF's Talal Selou tells al-Watan's Junblat Shkai SDF would be happy to coordinate with the Syrian Army in Raqqa, if US approves - Aron Lund on Twitter [13]

ISIS reportedly redeploys forces from Deir Ezzor To Raqqah - [14]southfront.org [15]

US General: "The YPG has a political office in Moscow itself, but the groups that we're providing support to on the ground are not being supported directly by Russian military forces” - Washington Examiner [16]

US State Department warning against travel to Syria and urging US citizens in Syria to depart immediately - Haidar Sumeri on Twitter [17]

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Turkey Deputy PM on Raqqa: If you are saying ‘We will bring in the PYD while taking Daesh away’, Turkey will never allow it. We will not be involved - Sputnik [18]

Turkey still determined to play role in final Raqqa assault, set up the Army of Al-Jazirah and Euphrates Tribes - al-monitor.com [19]

Turkey training the Free Syrian Police (FSP) to help out with secondary operations in Aleppo province - [20]al-monitor.com [21]

Turkey expects Russia to close Syrian Kurds' office in Moscow: Foreign Ministry - Sputnik [22]

Turkey not convinced with Russian denial for military base in Afrin - [23]hurriyetdailynews.com [24]

Syrian Kurdish YPG says Turkey shells villages in northwest Afrin, wounding 10 civilians - Reuters [25]

Russian armored vehicles w Russia YPG flags, heading to Afrin border towns, were being heavily shelled by Turkish military - Jack Shahine on Twitter [26]

Russian troops go to Syrian area shelled by Turkey, Kurdish YPG says - Channel NewsAsia [27]

Turkey summons Russian envoy, says fired into Kurdish-held Syria after soldier killed by sniper - Reuters [28]

Turkish military says 71 Kurdish militants killed in Syria in last week - Jerusalem Post [29]

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Syrian Army troops liberated city of Deir Hafer in Eastern countryside of Aleppo: Reports - [30]southfront.org [15]

ISIS withdraws from last east Aleppo stronghold Deir Hafer - [31]almasdarnews.com [10]

Syrian Army continues routing ISIS in rural Aleppo after Deir Hafer, liberates new village - [32]almasdarnews.com [10]

Qaeda-led Syrian rebels press major assault near Hama, the offensive also includes Free Syrian Army fighters - Reuters [33]

Al-Qaeda rebels seize two more villages in northern Hama - [34]almasdarnews.com [10]

Syrian army prepares Hama counterattack ahead of renewed peace talks - Reuters [35]

Elite Tiger Forces arrive in northern Hama to drive back Al-Qaeda - [36]almasdarnews.com [10]

Syrian Army recaptures two villages in northern Hama counter-offensive - [37]almasdarnews.com [10]

Syrian Army storms jihadist-held Al-Qaboun in east Damascus - [38]almasdarnews.com [10]

Syrian army regains control of Maghazel industrial area in Eastern Damascus - Sputnik [39]

Jaish al-Islam (participant of peace talks) joins Hayat Tahrir al-Sham & Co in advance against government forces In Eastern Damascus - southfront.org [40]

Ahrar-AlSham participates in HTS offensive to cut Homs-Salamiyah supply routes Syria - syria.liveuamap.com [41]

Jihadist rebels mobilize in northeast Latakia for new offensive - [42]almasdarnews.com [10]

Three more Russians lost their lives in Syria: Media - [43]southfront.org [15]

UN-mediated Syria talks resume in Geneva - [44]StarTribune.com [45]

Statement by the UN Special Envoy for Syria on the fifth round of intra-Syrian talks, 23 March 2017 - ReliefWeb [46]

Russia wants Syrian Kurds in Geneva talks despite Turkey’s resistance - ARA News [47]

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[1] https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-backed-syrian-force-expects-attack-tabqa-soon-134421555.html
[2] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/23-march-sdf-will-dominate-tabqa-dam-in-next-72-hours--sdf
[3] http://syria.liveuamap.com/
[4] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/23-march-footage-from-the-ypg-press-office-showing-the-advance
[5] https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2017/03/23/US-military-helping-op-to-seize-strategic-dam-near-Syria-s-Raqqa.html
[6] http://www.inherentresolve.mil/News/News-Releases/News-Article-View/Article/1126958/syrian-democratic-forces-assault-isis-near-tabqah-dam/platform/hootsuite/
[7] https://twitter.com/ShirazMaher/status/844519537341009920
[8] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/22-march-us-special-forces-cut-the-main-route-between-aleppo
[9] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/kurdish-forces-cutoff-key-isil-supply-line-northern-syria/
[10] http://almasdarnews.com/
[11] http://syriancivilwarmap.com/sdf-soldier-announces-that-more-soldiers-will-be-transported-to-the-peninsula-west-of-tabqa-in-some-hours-syria-news/
[12] https://sputniknews.com/military/201703231051894686-sdf-raqqa-block-storming/
[13] https://twitter.com/aronlund/status/844856977037537281
[14] https://southfront.org/isis-reportedly-redeploys-forces-from-deir-ezzor-to-raqqah/
[15] http://southfront.org/
[16] http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mattis-us-has-skeleton-plan-to-defeat-islamic-state/article/2618124
[17] https://twitter.com/IraqiSecurity/status/844637364894994432
[18] https://sputniknews.com/military/201703231051885409-turkey-raqqa-liberation/
[19] http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/turkey-syria-ankara-promotes-arab-tribes-raqqa-operation.html
[20] http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/03/turkey-trained-free-syrian-police-deployed-in-nothern-aleppo.html
[21] http://al-monitor.com/
[22] https://sputniknews.com/politics/201703231051881116-turkey-syrian-kurds-russia/
[23] http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-not-convinced-with-russian-denial-for-military-base-in-afrin.aspx?pageID=517&nID=111078&NewsCatID=510
[24] http://hurriyetdailynews.com/
[25] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-afrin-idUSKBN16T0XF?il=0
[26] https://twitter.com/jackshahine/status/844536380738949121
[27] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/russian-troops-go-to-syrian-area-shelled-by-turkey-kurdish-ypg/3616992.html
[28] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-turkey-russia-idUSKBN16U0XX?il=0
[29] http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Turkish-military-says-71-Kurdish-militants-killed-in-Syria-in-last-week-483828
[30] https://southfront.org/syrian-army-troops-liberated-city-of-deir-hafer-in-eastern-countryside-of-aleppo-reports/
[31] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isil-withdraws-last-east-aleppo-stronghold/
[32] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-continues-routing-isis-rural-aleppo-deir-hafer-liberates-new-village/
[33] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKBN16T13P
[34] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/al-qaeda-rebels-seize-two-villages-northern-hama/
[35] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idUSKBN16U0RA
[36] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/elite-tiger-forces-arrive-northern-hama-drive-back-al-qaeda/
[37] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-recaptures-two-villages-northern-hama-counter-offensive/
[38] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-storms-jihadist-held-al-qaboun-east-damascus/
[39] https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201703231051882620-syria-damascus-terrorism-army/
[40] https://southfront.org/jaish-al-islam-participant-of-astana-peace-talks-joins-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-co-in-advance-against-government-forces-in-eastern-damascus/
[41] http://syria.liveuamap.com/en/2017/22-march-ahraralsham-participate-in-hts-offensive-to-cut
[42] https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/jihadist-rebels-mobilize-northeast-latakia-new-offensive/
[43] https://southfront.org/three-more-russians-lost-their-lives-in-syria-media/
[44] http://www.startribune.com/un-mediated-syria-talks-resume-in-geneva/416909454/
[45] http://startribune.com/
[46] http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/statement-un-special-envoy-syria-fifth-round-intra-syrian-talks-23-march
[47] http://aranews.net/2017/03/russia-wants-syrian-kurds-geneva-talks-despite-turkeys-resistance/
[48] http://old.warisacrime.org/taxonomy/term/112