The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched a counter-offensive against the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army to reclaim territory near Syria's northern border.
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She accused Ankara of trying to weaken the group’s influence in negotiations over Syria’s political future through the SNA,Middle East latest: Israeli’s defense minister acknowledges it killed Hamas leader“Syria is now in a new phase, and discussions are underway about the future of the country,” Jamal said. “Turkey is trying, through its attacks, to distract us with battles and exclude us from the negotiations in Damascus.
While the SNA was involved in the lightning insurgency — led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — that toppled Assad, it has continued its push against the SDF, seen as Syria’s second key actor for its political future.
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