Aftermath of the operation pic.twitter.com/JfAZnvREvF
— Afrin Liberation Forces (@HRE_official) 18 January 2019
On Jannuary 18, the Afrin Liberation Forces (ALF) released a statement claiming that they had carried out a fresh attack on Turkey-led forces in the Syrian region of Afrin.
According to the statement, ALF fighters attacked a “base” near the village of Jinderes on January 17 injuring 5 Ahrar al-Sham members and 2 Turkish service members.
A previous ALF attack reportedly took place on January 16 when the group allegedly killed a member of Jabhat al-Shamiya near the village of Shera.
On January 15, the ALF allegedly killed one Turkish-backed fighter and injured 3 others when it attacked their vehicle near the village of Mahmoudiya.
Jabha al-Shamiyya terrorist group’s position was hit with sniper rifles in Afrin’s Shera on January 16. A terrorist was shot dead in the action.
5 more Turkish jihadists were sent to hell in total in two days. pic.twitter.com/zwbSj4Ettu
— Afrin Liberation Forces (@HRE_official) 17 January 2019
Units of Afrin Liberation Forces struck a vehicle of terrorist groups called Hamza Division and Division 23 in village of Basoufan of Afrin’s Sherawa town. 3 jihadists, including Ahmad Rakhib Chalo, were eliminated. pic.twitter.com/uWv5teNt2j
— Afrin Liberation Forces (@HRE_official) 17 January 2019
The AFL is a brand created by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) to hide their involvement in attacks on Turkish-backed militant groups and the Turkish military in the region of Afrin. The YPG is a core of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and its military actions against Ankara-backed forces is a factor fueling tensions between the US and Turkey. This YPG behaviour likely became a problem for Washington, which forced the group to undertake at least formal actions to hide its involvement in these attacks.
