Syrian tribes’ clash with Kurdish separatists puts spotlight on sinister US plan
Syria’s Eastern Deir ez-Zor province has been witnessing an escalation in clashes between Arab tribes and US-backed Kurdish separatist forces in recent days.
Residents, marginalized by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) which controls the region’s oil resources, have attacked positions of the Kurdish separatists.
The recent clashes have involved Arab tribes and local nomads confronting elements affiliated with separatist Syrian Kurdish forces.
Arab tribal forces have succeeded in pushing back the Kurdish units, known as Asaish, and reclaimed several areas previously under the control of the autonomous administration east of the Euphrates.
Nomadic forces in eastern Deir ez-Zor have successfully pushed back Kurdish separatist militias and advanced near the al-Omar oil field, prompting a response from US forces.
American fighter jets have reportedly bombarded areas in al-Dhabian and the suburbs of al-Mayadeen to support the Kurdish militants.
Meanwhile, the nomadic forces, known as Asad al-Akeidat, primarily composed of local youths, have made significant gains in the areas of al-Latwa, Abu Hamam, and al-Dhabian.
Local media reported that the recent clashes have resulted in at least 8 deaths and 18 injuries.
The nomadic forces are demanding the right to self-determination and the withdrawal of both US occupation forces and Kurdish separatists from Deir ez-Zor.
The conflict between the Al-Akeidat clan and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has intensified since last year after the Kurdish separatists arrested the clan’s representative on charges of links to the Syrian government which led the clan leader to launch an uprising against the Kurdish forces.
The US and its proxies have accused Arab nomads of being linked to Iran and the resistance front to justify the continued presence of American forces in Syria.
Over the past month, the area east of the Euphrates has experienced significant unrest, supported by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Political developments, including elections in Kurdish-controlled areas and potential rapprochement between Damascus and Ankara, have led to armed conflicts in northern Syria, signaling possible shifts in the region’s power dynamics.
Takfiri elements, previously aligned with Turkey, have lately been attacking Turkish forces in northern Syria. Meanwhile, the Turkish military is targeting SDF positions to disrupt their US-backed plan to establish a separatist statelet in the region.
