Manbij offensive (2024)

{{Short description|Pro-Turkish forces operation against Kurdish forces in Syria}} {{pp-extended|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Manbij offensive | width = | partof = Operation Dawn of Freedom, the Turkish–Syrian National Army offensive in Northern Syria (2024–2025) and the Turkish involvement in the Syrian civil war | image = {{CSS image crop |Image = Operation Dawn of Freedom.jpg |bSize = 1500 |cWidth = 300 |cHeight = 200 |oLeft = 200 |oTop = 200}} | image_size = | alt = | caption = {{legend|#cae7c4|Controlled by the Syrian Interim Government}} {{legend|#FFFF00|Controlled by the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria}} | date = 6–11 December 2024 ({{Age in months, weeks and days|year1=2024|month1=12|day1=6|year2=2024|month2=12|day2=11}}) | place = Manbij District in Aleppo Governorate, Syria | coordinates =  | map_type = | map_relief = | map_size = | map_marksize = | map_caption = | map_label = | combatant1 = {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} Syrian Interim Government {{flag|Turkey}}<ref name="turkey">{{cite news |title=With the support of Turkish drones, the factions of the "Fajr al-Hurriya" operations room attack several axes in the Manbij countryside |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%d8%a8%d8%af%d8%b9%d9%85-%d9%85%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b3%d9%8a%d9%91%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b1%d9%83%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d8%ba%d8%b1%d9%81%d8%a9-%d8%b9/739911/ |access-date=8 December 2024 |publisher=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights |date=8 December 2024 |language=Arabic}}</ref> | combatant2 = {{tree list}} * {{flag|Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria}} ** Manbij Region {{tree list/end}} | commander1 = | commander2 = | units1 = {{tree list}} * {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} Syrian National Army ** {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} Dawn of Freedom Operations Room<ref name=Jablat/> *** {{flagicon image|Flag of the Sultan Murad Brigade.png}} Sultan Murad Division<ref>{{Cite web |title=Türkmanlar Menbiç əməliyyatına başladı – VİDEO|url=https://www.turkustan.az/news/the-world/101600 |date=8 December 2024 |access-date=8 December 2024 |work=Turkustan.az|language=tr}}</ref> *** {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Levant Front<ref name=DAWNFREEMH26 /> *** {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Ahrar_ash-Sham.svg}} Maghawir al-Sham<ref name=DAWNFREEMH26>{{cite web|url=https://stj-sy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/We-Will-Kill-You-Wherever-You-Go_Violations-Committed-during-SNA-Led-Operation-Dawn-of-Freedom-.pdf|title=“We Will Kill You Wherever You Go” Violations Committed during the SNA-Led Operation Freedom Dawn|date=8 May 2025|access-date=22 June 2025|work=Syrians for Truth and Justice/Taazur Association for Victims}}</ref> *** {{flagicon image|Sultan Suleiman Shah Division Emblem Infobox.svg}} Sultan Suleiman Shah Brigade<ref>{{cite web|title=US-Backed Fighters Are Already Losing Hope in Post-Assad Syria|url=https://www.newsweek.com/us-backed-fighters-already-losing-hope-post-assad-syria-1998630|website=Newsweek|access-date=4 February 2025 |date=20 December 2024|author=Tom O'Connor}}</ref> * {{flagicon|Turkey}} Turkish Armed Forces ** {{flagicon image|Flag of Turkish Air Force Command.svg}} Turkish Air Force {{tree list/end}} | units2 = {{tree list}} * {{flagicon image|Flag of Syrian Democratic Forces.svg}} Syrian Democratic Forces ** {{flagicon image|Infobox Manbij Military Council flag.png}} Manbij Military Council<ref name=repelled/> ** Tabqa Military Council<ref name=repelled/> ** Sireen Military Council<ref name=Sireen>{{Cite web |title=Sireen Military Council forces blow up 5 vehicles of Turkish occupation mercenaries |url=https://hawarnews.com/en/sireen-military-council-forces-blow-up-5-vehicles-of-turkish-occupation-mercenaries |date=9 December 2024 |access-date=14 August 2025 |work=Hawar News Agency |language=en }}</ref> ** Asayish<ref name=SOHR/> ** {{flagicon image|Infobox HXP.svg|border=}} Self-Defense Forces<ref name=Defense/> ** Anti-Terror Units ** Martyr Haroun Units {{tree list/end}} | strength1 = | strength2 = | casualties1 = {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} 60 killed{{efn|24 killed on 8 December,<ref name=Capture>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350959/|title=Following fierce clashes {{!}} Turkish-backed factions take control of Manbij and 50 militiamen and members of "Manbij Military Council Forces" killed|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=9 December 2024|access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=8Dec>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350946/|title=Daily death toll {{!}} 29 people killed on December 8 across Syria|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=8 December 2024|accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref> 6 killed on 9 December,<ref name =9Dec>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/351078/|title=Daily death toll {{!}} 80 people killed on December 9 across Syria|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=9 December 2024|accessdate=23 December 2024}}</ref> 30 killed on 10 December<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/351135/|title=Daily death toll {{!}} 198 people killed on December 10 across Syria |work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=10 December 2024}}</ref>}} {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} Dozens killed or injured (SDF claim)<ref name="ANFdecember2024"/><ref name=Sireen/> {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} 14 captured (SDF claim)<ref name=vehicles>{{Cite web |title= 14 mercenaries of Turkish occupation arrested in Manbij |url=https://hawarnews.com/en/14-mercenaries-of-turkish-occupation-arrested-in-manbij |date=9 December 2024 |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Hawar News Agency|language=en}}</ref> {{flagicon|Syrian opposition}} 3 vehicles destroyed (SDF claim)<ref name=vehicles/> | casualties2 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Syrian_Democratic_Forces.svg}} 112 killed{{efn|Three killed on 7 December,<ref name=Defense>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350788/|title=Military escalation {{!}} member of "National Defence" killed and others injured under Turkish shelling on Manbij|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=7 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350794/|title=New attack {{!}} Kamikaze drone kills two members of "Manbij Military Council Forces"|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=7 December 2024}}</ref> 35 killed on 8–9 December,<ref name=Capture/><ref name=8Dec/><ref name=9Dec/> 68 killed on 10 December,<ref name="auto1"/> six killed on 11 December<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/351180/|title=New attack | Turkish drone kills and injure ten members of "Manbij Military Council Forces" in west Euphrates region - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|date=11 December 2024}}</ref>}} {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Syrian_Democratic_Forces.svg}} Tens of wounded fighters executed by SNA<ref name=sohr10dec>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/351099/?doing_wp_cron=1733833178.7262339591979980468750|title=Having been besieged by faction {{!}} Injured combatants of "Manbij Military Council Forces" extrajudicially executed in eastern Aleppo|date=10 December 2024|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights}}</ref> {{flagicon image|Flag_of_Syrian_Democratic_Forces.svg}} 3 injured<ref name=Defense/> | casualties3 = 37 civilians killed by SNA and Turkish Armed Forces<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rojava Information Center|title=Update December 11 - Turkish/SNA attacks on NES ongoing despite Manbij ceasefire|url=https://rojavainformationcenter.org/2024/12/update-december-11-turkish-sna-attacks-on-nes-ongoing-despite-manbij-ceasefire/|date=11 December 2024}}</ref> 3 civilians executed by SNA in revenge operations<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/351135/|title=Daily death toll | 198 people killed on December 10 across Syria - The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights|date=10 December 2024}}</ref> Several civilians displaced<ref name=SOHR/> | notes = | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Syrian civil war}} | result = SNA–Turkish victory * SNA captures Manbij city and all of the disputed territory * SNA offensive on the Tishrin Dam * SDF counteroffensive | territory = }}

The '''Manbij offensive''' was a military campaign launched by the pro-Turkish Syrian National Army (SNA) and the Turkish Air Force against Syrian Democratic Forces positions in Manbij lasting from 6 to 11 December 2024. It was a part of Operation Dawn of Freedom in the Turkish–Syrian National Army offensive in Northern Syria (2024–2025), and occurred concurrently with the Deir ez-Zor offensive and the wider Syrian opposition offensives. The SDF withdrew their troops on 12 December after five days of conflict following a US-brokered ceasefire agreement.

== Background == Following the capture of Tell Rifaat, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) announced a military campaign targeting Manbij, a strategic city in the eastern Aleppo countryside. This offensive held particular significance as Manbij represented the final Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-controlled territory west of the Euphrates River, where the group maintained its presence with U.S. military support. The opposition's military operations occurred as part of Operation Dawn of Freedom simultaneously with Operation Deterrence of Aggression, which advanced from Idlib toward Homs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=7 December 2024 |title=المعارضة السورية تبدأ عملية عسكرية ضد "قسد" في منبج بريف حلب الشرقي |url=https://arabi21.com/story/1646465/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A3-%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B6%D8%AF-%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%AC-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=عربي21 |language=ar}}</ref>

The Dawn of Freedom operations room, a component of the SNA, articulated that while their primary objective remained the removal of the Assad government, they were compelled to engage the SDF due to what they characterized as attacks on opposition-held villages in the Aleppo countryside. The operations room issued civilian safety advisories for Manbij residents, requesting they maintain distance from military installations.<ref name=":0" />

Turkish authorities reportedly rejected Russian-mediated communication attempts with the SDF, maintaining their position that the group represented a Syrian extension of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Prior to the offensive, Turkey had issued military ultimatums to the SDF demanding their withdrawal east of the Euphrates River, which the SDF declined to accept.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=الشرق |date=7 December 2024 |title=فصائل تضغط على "قسد" في منبج.. فوضى بدير الزور وترقب في الحسكة |url=https://asharq.com/politics/109212/%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%B6%D8%BA%D8%B7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%B3%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%89-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A9/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=Asharq News |language=ar}}</ref>

On 4 December 2024, SDF reported clashes in Dayr Hafir and in the southern Manbij region and confirmed casualties among the SNA.<ref>{{cite news |title= SDF Reports Casualties Among Turkey-Backed Militants in Northern Syria |url=https://npasyria.com/en/119153/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |author=Kardo Roj |date=4 December 2024 |work= North Press Agency}}</ref>

Military analysts stated that the offensive aligned with Turkish initiatives to establish a security corridor along Syria's northern border. This strategic plan aimed to create a 30-kilometer deep buffer zone in territories controlled by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had emphasized the operation's connection to national security concerns, specifically citing activities of Kurdish militant groups in Turkey and Syria.<ref name=":1" />

== Offensive == Beginning on 6 December 2024, the SNA initiated extensive and escalating military operations in the eastern countryside of Aleppo Governorate. The operations featured intensive drone surveillance and artillery strikes targeting multiple villages located to the northwestern countryside of Manbij under SDF control, including Aoun al-Dadat, al-Daraj, Umm Jaloud, Sayada, and Umm Adas. The Manbij Military Council (MMC), operating under SDF command, reported reconnaissance aircraft alleged by the SDF to belong to Turkey conducted repeated bombing missions. The council also reported that Turkish drone operations occurred approximately twenty times along the Turkish-SDF border region on three different fronts, including towards Manbij and neighboring Al-Bab.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Sheikho |first=Kamal |date=6 November 2024 |title=«سوريا الديمقراطية» تتهم تركيا بشن هجمات واسعة بريف حلب الشرقي |url=https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%%20D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B%201%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5089231-%D8%B3%D%209%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%20%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%85-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%20%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%86-%D9%87%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88%D8%A7%%20D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%8A |access-date=6 November 2024 |work=Asharq Al-Awsat }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=7 December 2024 |title=بيان صادر عن قوات سوريا الديمقراطية ''قسد'' يكشف : الاحتلال التركي ومرتزقته يصعّد من هجماته في محيط منبج وقراها لليوم الثاني على التوالي |url=https://www.motabaat.com/2024/12/07/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D9%82%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A9/ |access-date=7 December 2024 |website=متابعات |language=ar}}</ref>

According to Council leader Sherfan Darwish, SDF forces successfully repelled infiltration attempts along the front line. According to the MMC, the SDF maintained control over Manbij city and its surrounding countryside, the town of Al-Arima near Al-Bab, and Tabqa in Raqqa Governorate. Despite circulation of footage showing SNA military buildups near Manbij, which the MMC claimed included Turkish mercenaries,<ref name=":3" /> the SDF leadership dismissed these as dated material, characterizing them as components of an information warfare campaign.<ref name=":2" /> The administration issued statements declaring their readiness to resist the offensive, characterizing the Turkish-backed operations as a threat to regional stability and inter-communal relations.<ref name=":1" />

On 6 December, the Syrian Observatory on Human Rights (SOHR) reported that an SDF fighter was killed and others wounded in Turkish artillery shelling of Manbij.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350788/|title=Military escalation {{!}} member of "National Defence" killed and others injured under Turkish shelling on Manbij|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=6 December 2024}}</ref>

On 7 December, two SDF fighters were killed and others wounded in a Turkish kamikaze drone strike on position in Manbij City.<ref name="auto"/> SNA claimed to have captured Jableh Al-Hamra<ref name=Jablat>{{cite tweet|number=1865415498319475014|title=عاجل | غرفة عمليات "فجر الحرية" تعلن سيطرتها على قرية "جبلة الحمره وتلها" شرقي حلب|user=HalabTodayTV|author=Halab Today TV|author-link=Aleppo Today|date=7 December 2024|access-date=8 December 2024|lang=ar}}</ref> and Tal Aswad<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1865375108254290423|title= ضمن عملية فجر الحرية.. فصائل المعارضة السورية تسيطر على قرية تل أسود شرقي #حلب بعد اشتباكات مع "قوات سوريا الديمقراطية" |user=AJA_Syria|author=Al Jazeera Arabic Syria|author-link=Al Jazeera Arabic|date=7 December 2024|access-date=8 December 2024|lang=ar}}</ref> but SDF claimed to have repelled any SNA attacks on multiple fronts.<ref name=repelled>{{Cite web |title= SDF: We repel occupation state's attacks on 3 fronts |url=https://hawarnews.com/en/sdf-we-repel-occupation-states-attacks-on-3-fronts |date=7 December 2024 |access-date=8 December 2024 |work=Hawar News Agency|language=en}}</ref>

On 8 December, the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency reported that Orayma and Umm Dadat were captured by the SNA.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1865704898777551151|title=#BREAKING In operation Dawn of Freedom, opposition Syrian National Army liberates town of Urayma, village of Umm Dadat in Manbij from terrorist PKK/YPG occupation|user=anadoluagency|author=Anadolu English|author-link=Anadolu Agency|date=8 December 2024|access-date=8 December 2024}}</ref> SOHR alleged that Turkey started supporting the SNA's offensive by conducting drone strikes on SDF positions.<ref name="turkey"/> Turkish reports claim that 80% of Manbij were captured by the SNA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/syrian-rebels-enter-northern-city-manbij-turkish-source-says-2024-12-08/|title=Syrian rebels enter northern city of Manbij, Turkish source says|date=8 December 2024|access-date=8 December 2024|work=Reuters}}</ref> The MMC denied any gains by the SNA.<ref name="ANFdecember2024">{{Cite web |title= Dozens of mercenaries killed or wounded as Manbij Military Council responds to attacks |url=https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/dozens-of-mercenaries-killed-or-wounded-as-manbij-military-council-responds-to-attacks-76742 |date=8 December 2024|access-date=13 January 2025|language=en-US|work=ANF News}}</ref> SOHR reported that SNA gained control of other "large neighborhoods in the city" and a partial withdrawal of the MMC to the east of the Euphrates.<ref name=SOHR>{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/350937/|title= More than 25 members kil*led in Manbij | Factions of "Dawn of Freedom" Operation Room take control over major neighbourhoods in the city |date=8 December 2024|access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights}}</ref> After Turkish claims that large parts of the region had been captured, the Manbij administration released a video outside the government building in central Manbij, stating that Turkish backed forces failed to breach the city and the SDF was committed to holding Manbij.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anfenglish.com/rojava-syria/manbij-administration-don-t-believe-turkish-propaganda-lies-76733|title=Manbij administration: Don't believe Turkish propaganda lies|website=Firat News Agency|author=Nazım Daştan|date=8 December 2024 |access-date=9 December 2024 }}</ref>

On 9 December, the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency claimed that the city was captured by the SNA.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Opposition Syrian National Army liberates Manbij from US-backed PKK/YPG terrorist group |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/opposition-syrian-national-army-liberates-manbij-from-us-backed-pkk-ypg-terrorist-group/3418710|website=Anadolu Agency|author=Anadolu Staff|date=9 December 2024|access-date=9 December 2024}}</ref> The SDF denied this, stating it as "psychological warfare" and "propaganda".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anfespanol.com/rojava-norte-de-siria/consejo-militar-de-manbij-protegeremos-nuestra-ciudad-51331|title= Consejo Militar de Manbij: «Protegeremos nuestra ciudad» |website=Firat News Agency|date=9 December 2024 |access-date=9 December 2024 |lang=es}}</ref> The SOHR stated that SNA had captured most of the city, claiming withdrawal of the Manbij Military Council, except for positions in the rear of Manbij.<ref name=Capture/> It was also reported that after holding talks, the United States and Turkey reached an agreement which resulted in the SDF withdrawing from Manbij.<ref name=reuters9dec>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2024 |title=Rebels take Syrian city from U.S.-backed group after U.S.-Turkey deal, source says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rebels-take-north-syria-town-us-backed-group-turkish-source-says-2024-12-09/ |website=Reuters|author1=Ece Toksabay|author2=Jonathan Spicer}}</ref>

On 10 December, the SOHR reported that pro-Turkish factions began "revenge operations" against civilians living along Al-Jazeera Road and in the neighborhoods of Al-Asadiya and Nawajah, saying that troops killed at least three Kurdish civilians, one of whom was a woman, and burnt and looted several civilian homes while "humiliating" their residents.<ref>{{Cite web |last=السوري |first=المرصد |date=9 December 2024 |title=عمليات تصفية على الهوية في منبج.. الفصائل الموالية لتركيا تعفش ممتلكات الكرد وتهين أبناء الأحياء الكردية {{!}} المرصد السوري لحقوق الإنسان |url=https://www.syriahr.com/%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%AC-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A6/740199/ |access-date=10 December 2024 |language=ar}}</ref> SOHR said Turkish-backed factions also "extrajudicially executed tens of injured combatants" who were part of the Manbij Military Council Forces and were receiving medical treatment in northern Manbij city.<ref name=sohr10dec/>

On 11 December, Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the SDF, announced that SDF soldiers "will be withdrawn from the area as soon as possible" following a US-brokered ceasefire agreement.<ref name="Barron's">{{cite news |title=Kurdish-led Force Announces US-brokered Truce In Syria's Manbij |url=https://www.barrons.com/news/syria-kurdish-led-force-announces-us-brokered-truce-with-turkish-backed-fighters-in-manbij-16117fe4 |access-date=11 December 2024 |date=11 December 2024 |work=Barron's}}</ref>

== Aftermath == {{Main|2024 Kobani clashes|East Aleppo offensive (2024–2025)}} The Turkish offensive in northern Syria expanded, with the Turkish Armed Forces launching airstrikes in the vicinity of Kobani later that month.<ref name="SOHR_TR_attack_Tal_Mishtanour">{{cite web|url=https://www.syriahr.com/en/351111/|title=New attack Turkish drone attacks military position in Tal Mishtanour in Ain Al-Arab (Kobani) countryside|work=Syrian Observatory for Human Rights|date=10 December 2014|accessdate=13 January 2025}}</ref>

On 23 December 2024, the SDF's Manbij Military Council launched an offensive in the eastern countryside of Aleppo to regain control of positions around the Tishrin Dam and to gain further territory along the Euphrates River.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2024 |title=SDF launches counterattack at Tishreen Dam |url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/23122024 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=Rudaw}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://anfenglish.com/features/manbij-military-council-launches-operation-77045|title=Manbij Military Council launches operation against occupation forces|website=ANF News}}</ref>

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