Damascus-affiliated factions launched intense attacks since 2:00 a.m. today on Kharab Ashk and Chalabiya southeast of Kobani, clashing with SDF/YPG forces on axes including Kasımiye village, Khirbet Al-Baqr, Hurriye west of Tel Abyad, and Çelebye-Harab Işk on the Ayn Issa line, with clashes ongoing over the past hour and casualties reported among the group, according to X posts from monitors. The clashes, continuing since last night, are concentrated around the last Sunni Arab-majority villages and hamlets under YPG control in the Kobani region, spanning a west-east crescent from al-Shuyukh to Raqqa's administrative limit, as stated by analyst Cdric Labrousse on X. A public statement cited by Labrousse noted the attacks from multiple axes coinciding with field developments in Kobani. Separate reports from a Turkish-language source confirmed casualties of the organization in Chelebye-Harab Ishk villages south of Ayn al-Arab. Labrousse referenced yesterday's speech by SDF commander Mazloum Abdi, stating the FDS mission is now to secure Kurdish border areas of Kobani and Qamishlo, amid discussions of ethnic and political demarcation lines.
