Turkish forces took control of their first town in northern Syria on Saturday, the defense ministry said, as the country's offensive intensifies.
The Turkish military tweeted that it had seized Ras al-Ain on the border"as a result of ongoing successful operations within the scope of the Peace Spring Operation."But the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces disputed this, with commander Mervan Qamishlo telling Reuters that the group had conducted a"tactical retreat" from one neighborhood of Ras Al Ain, before"very fierce clashes" restarted.
Qamishlo said there was"civil disobedience" in the camp on Friday, when people tried to raze tents and attack security personnel. Video footage showed what appeared to be chaotic scenes inside the camp, which houses roughly 70,000 displaced people from ISIS-controlled areas, including relatives of ISIS members.
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