Συρία 23 11 2018 Συγκρούσεις Κουρμάντζι (’Κούρδων’) με Ισλαμιστές στις πετρελαιοπηγές Αλ Τανάκ

SYRIAN WAR REPORT – NOV. 23, 2018: US-BACKED FORCES CLASHING WITH ISIS IN DEIR EZZOR PROVINCE On November 22, ISIS advanced on positions of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) around the al-Tanak oil field in the province of Deir Ezzor. According to reports, the ISIS advance started with an attack by two suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. Then, ISIS infantry attacked SDF positions penetrating the first line of the group’s defense. However, SDF members supported by US-led coalition aircraft repelled the advance. According to pro-Kurdish sources, up to 10 ISIS members were killed and at least one VBIED was destroyed in the clashes. On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that the US is still training militants in the al-Tanf area.