The SDF holds Washington responsible for forcing Turkey to open a corridor to remove the wounded and civilians

ARK News: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) blamed the vice president and US secretary of state for forcing Turkey to implement the ceasefire agreement and opening a corridor to evacuate the wounded and trapped civilians in the city of Seri Kaniye/Ras al-Ain (northeast of Hasaka countryside.

The "US Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who have concluded the agreement with the Turkish side, have a responsibility to oblige Turkey to implement the ceasefire and open the corridor to evacuate the wounded and besieged civilians," the SDF General Command said in a statement on Saturday morning. According to understandings on this with the American side. "

"The SDF agreed to the cease-fire between us and the Turkish state, which was mediated by the United States on October 17, and we committed to it starting at 22:00, but the Turkish side continued its attack in violation of the ceasefire and does not allow So far, a safe passage has been opened to evacuate the wounded and civilians trapped in the town of Ras al-Ain / Seri Kaniye, even though more than 30 hours have passed since the ceasefire took effect. "

The leadership pointed out that "despite continuous communication with the US side and the promises made by them to resolve this problem, but so far has not made any tangible progress."

Ankara agreed with Washington on Thursday to stop its operation in northern Syria "spring of peace" against SDF militants in northern and northeastern Syria in exchange for the withdrawal of units from the border region.

Washington said the agreement would mean the withdrawal of Kurdish troops from the 32-kilometer safe zone along the Turkish-Syrian border, adding that the United States would facilitate the process and that US forces would not return to the area.

On October 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched a military operation called the "spring of peace" in northeastern Syria to "clear the YPG, operates within the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) as part of a campaign to fight ISIS and secure the return of Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey.

Source: MbS

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