Arab Tribes ready to remove ‘American Occupiers’ from Northeastern Syria

Earlier in August, Arab tribes accused Syrian Democratic Force (SDF) terrorists of assassinating tribal sheikhs in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor and gave SDF units one month to withdraw from the northeastern province.

Prominent members of Arab tribes in the northeastern Syrian city of Aleppo have vowed to combat what they described as “American occupiers” and the US-backed mercenaries from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

In a statement, they signaled readiness to support popular resistance against American troops and their allies, also blaming the SDF and other militant groups for stealing Syria’s oil- and food resources.

The tribes specifically pledged to extend moral and material assistance to the popular resistance forces to help them liberate Syrian territory from US-backed militants.

The elders also welcomed a number of recent victories gained by Syrian government forces in Aleppo, Idlb, and other northeastern cities “under the courageous leadership” of President Bashar Assad.

The statement comes after elders of the Arab Al-Uqaydat tribe met in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor earlier this month, agreeing that the US-led coalition is responsible for murdering tribal sheikhs in the area.

The most recent high-profile crime attributed to SDF fighters is the assassination of Sheikh Mutashar al-Hafil and his relative Dar Mihlef al-Khalaf, which sparked a wave of protests by local tribes against both the SDF and the pro-American war coalition.

We are calling on the international coalition to transfer control over the province directly to its Arab population, respecting Syria’s territorial integrity, as well as the rights of Syrian citizens”, the tribal elders emphasized.

The SDF, ISIS and other Kurdish groups currently control most of Syria’s oil-rich east with the support of US troops, who have been tasked with “keeping” the local crude fields since October 2011.

The Syrian government has repeatedly slammed the presence of a US military contingent in the country as illegal, pointing out the fact that American troops didn’t receive a mandate either from Damascus or the UN.

Earlier, Kurdish media reported that Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the US-sponsored international terror coalition had redeployed their troops to the Syrian cities of Al-Hasakah, Qamishli, Al-Malikiyah and Deir ez-Zor to “protect oil fields”.

Sputnik / ABC Flash Point WW III News 2020.