A Canadian from Toronto who was in a coalition battling the Islamic State group in northeast Syria was killed by a suicide bomber Wednesday, fellow fighters and a monitor said.
"A Canadian fighter was martyred by a terrorist suicide bomber who detonated an explosives belt during fighting in Hasakeh" province, said Talal Ali Sello, spokesman for the US-backed Arab-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces coalition.
Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, confirmed to AFP that a Canadian was killed in fighting near Al-Hol.
Late Friday, the SDF said it had launched its first operation against territory controlled by IS in the northeast.
The coalition's targets included the towns of Shadadi and Al-Hol.
In October, the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and Arab rebel groups that have long fought alongside each other formalised their alliance in the SDF which includes Kurds, Arabs and Syriac Christians.
Source: AFP
GMT 16:04 2018 Friday ,14 December
Turkey orders arrest of 219 soldiers in Gulen investigationGMT 15:51 2018 Friday ,14 December
Turkey sees no reason for new summit with Russia on IdlibGMT 22:13 2018 Thursday ,13 December
Netanyahu vows to 'settle accounts' after rise in Palestinian attacksGMT 13:57 2018 Thursday ,13 December
Russia: Imposing Israeli laws on occupied Syrian Golan rejectedGMT 10:20 2018 Wednesday ,12 December
The Palestinian Cabinet call France to recognize the State of PalestineGMT 12:50 2018 Tuesday ,11 December
India plans to pull out of $500 million missile deal with IsraelGMT 12:45 2018 Tuesday ,11 December
French Minister refuses to present award to Palestinian NGOGMT 12:13 2018 Tuesday ,11 December
Arab League urges Bolsonaro to reconsider embassy moveMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor