> situation in manbij area as of december 10, 2024 > this was... chaotic... and even now it's still difficult to make sense of what happened. > the sna launched a major military operation by activating sleeper cells and then advancing from north, south, and west.  > the south axis got wrecked in an sdf ambush, but the north and west axes reached manbij where heavy fighting took place amid tsk drone and airstrikes. > however, the sdf launched a counterattack and regained some land, but the sna pushed back into manbij which changed hands several times over the next few days in a battle reminiscent of al-bab back in 2016 which saw a "ping-pong" type of warfare in which a major city changed hands several times during a battle. > however, the sna reached and captured the qara qazaq bridge to the north, and thus the sdf was placed in a difficult logistical situation.  > it was this situation that led to the decision to negotiate an evacuation from manbij and its countryside, which was then carried out. > however, the sna then pressed the attack, attempting to take tishrin dam which was repelled by the sdf - they remain firmly in control of tishrin dam.  > the turks bombed the tishrin dam with drones, not to destroy it but seemingly to knock out electricity generation as it was reported the dam was out of service afterwards. > they also attempted to cross the qara qazaq bridge with reports of fighting across the river in qara qazaq city itself, but that attack was also repelled, the sdf remains in control of the east side of the euphrates in this area. > however, the sna then pressed the attack, attempting to take tishrin dam which was repelled by the sdf - they remain firmly in control of tishrin dam.  > the turks bombed the tishrin dam with drones, not to destroy it but seemingly to knock out electricity generation as it was reported the dam was out of service afterwards.  
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