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Pentagon not aware of any Manbij deal between SDF and Assad regime, US official says

Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said they observed Syrian
regime and Russia sponsored humanitarian convoys along with armoured
vehicles moving into the city of Manbij. “The Russian government
informed us of [the transit] through our deconfliction channel. [But] we
aren’t aware of any agreement and we are not part of it,” he said.
The Manbij Military Council, a local component of largely YPG-led
SDF, announced on Thursday that it had reached a deal with the Syrian
regime to create a buffer zone against Turkish-backed forces who hold
territories in the west of Manbij. The Russian military also confirmed
on Friday that Russian officials were present while the agreement was
sealed by the parties.
Capt. Davis said the SDF didn’t inform them about the agreement, and
didn’t have much information about this development, but he encouraged
all parties to focus on fighting Daesh.
He also said the Russian move in the area didn’t affect U.S. forces and the coalition running training camps near Manbij.
Ankara said this week that the next target of Turkish-backed Free
Syrian Army (FSA) forces was SDF-held Manbij. Then-President Barack
Obama had promised Turkey that YPG components of the SDF would leave the
town as soon as they are done with the cleansing of the town out of
booby traps and Daesh presence. The Turkish government sees Manbij as a
natural target to seize in order to protect its borders against terror
group PKK’s Syrian armed wing the YPG.
Pentagon was worried about a Turkish offensive on the city because it
would undermine the ongoing SDF offensive against Raqqa, since the YPG
forces would move back to Manbij to defend the city.