Turkey attacks US-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria. Turkish tanks crossed the border near the town of Marea

Syrian "rebels" backed by Turkish tanks are advancing under intense bombardment towards a major northern town in Syria held by Kurdish-led forces.

Fighting between the Turkey-backed fighters and the Kurdish-led Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) was concentrated on Saturday near the town of Tel Rifaat, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

• Ahmad Aaraj - member of the Syrian National Democratic Coalition, which is allied with the Kurds - said Turkish tanks crossed the border near the town of Marea and were heading toward Tel Rifaat.

The Syrian Observatory said 13 Turkey-backed rebels and three SDF fighters were killed.
 [aljazeera.com]
23/10/16
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