US forces have withdrawn from the northern Syrian town of Manbij, a spokesman for the US-led coalition reported on October 15.
Coalition forces are executing a deliberate withdrawal from northeast Syria. We are out of Manbij. // تقوم قوات التحالف بتنفيذ إنسحاب مدروس من شمال شرق سوريا. لقد غادرنا منبج
— OIR Spokesman Col. Myles B. Caggins III (@OIRSpox) October 15, 2019
Commenting on the situation in the area, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Manbij and its surroundings are now in full control of the Syrian Army. The Defense Ministry said that units of the Russian Military Police are patrolling the contact line between the Syrian Army and Turkish-backed forces northwest of Manbij.
It keeps on getting more remarkable…
A Russian journalist posts a video of himself standing inside a military base in Manbij, N-Syria, recently abandoned by the U.S. army.@akhbarpic.twitter.com/bjhfNG1PfC
— Jenan Moussa (@jenanmoussa) October 15, 2019
On October 14, a coalition of Turkish-backed militant groups, the Syrian National Army, announced an advance on Manbij. However, no large-scale clashes with the Syrian Army or notable offensive attempts by Turkish-led forces took place.
