SDF and Inherent Resolve now move to Shahil. More than 270 pro-ISIS jihadists, including leaders, captured in January. The operational capacity of the group is at risk.
The SDF and Inherent Resolve "Jazeera Thunderbolt" operation in Tel Hamis, Tel Barak and Al-Hol (Al-Hawl) aims to annihilate the operational capacity of the pro-ISIS jihadists in the area.
Escalation of attacks by pro-ISIS jihadists against security forces convoys and villages in the quadrant. The UN confirms the increase in IS activity, condemning the aggressions.
The SDF will increase attacks on border areas and Ankara will respond with new air raids on Kurdistan. Meanwhile, the TAF receives ammunition and equipment.
Local Sources: Will be deployed in the city and at the 17th Division base. Objective: to protect the area from the probable invasion of Turkey in Kurdistan.
It is feared it is the prelude to the ground offensive in the quadrant, announced by Turkey. All actors involved stockpile supplies and practice combat readiness.
The TAF, after a logistical stop, resumed the bombing on Aleppo and Hasaka. SDF train with Inherent Resolve. Damascus sends reinforcements, but awaits Russia.
Baghdad sends reinforcements and equipment to counter growing violations of its national sovereignty. Kurdistan, on the other hand, receives international aid for security.
The most accredited hypothesis is that it is due to logistical needs (supplying the front line with ammunition). This suggests that Ankara lacks advanced Combat Service Support.