The US-backed, Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have crossed today the Euphrates River as part of a wider military operation to recapture the northern Syrian city of Manbij from ISIS.
The US military’ engineering units have mounted an Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge (AVLB) at the previously-destroyed Qarah Qawzaq bridge, located to the south of Tishreen Dam, in order to enable allied fighters seize Hammam Mountain situated some 17 km to the northeast of Manbij.
Meanwhile, US fighter jets entirely destroyed a bridge in the village of Dadat (some 10 km to the north of Manbij) which links the city with Jarabulus, thus completely isolating the city from the north and east.
The airstrikes comes as enormous reinforcements poured in Manbij to help shore up ISIS defensives in an investable battle against the SDF.
Yesterday, the US-backed fighters overrun ISIS in several villages to the southeast of ISIS-stronghold of Manbij.
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