Infighting erupts among SDF brigand-gangs over distribution of civilians’ possessions in Raqqa

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The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF, alias QSD groups, قوات سوريا الديمقراطية‎, Quwwāt Sūriyā al-Dīmuqrāṭīya) engaged in fierce clashes over distributing people’s properties in the newly-captured Raqqa city in Northeastern Syria, militant-affiliated websites reported on Saturday.

The websites said that two groups of the SDF clashed with each other fiercely in Tal Aliz street in the Central part of Raqqa city after disagreements and disputes erupted among them over distribution of stolen properties and possessions of the people.

The SDF fighters opened fire at each other in the Raqqa streets, the websites added… … …

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U.S.-backed Syrian Kurds transfer Al-Tabiya gas field to Syrian government after talks with Syrian intelligence chief and Russians

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Top Syrian intelligence chief, along with Russian deputy FM, met PKK official in Qamishli.

In a move that surprised many observers of the ongoing war for Deir Ezzor province, the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) handed over one of Syria’s largest gas fields to Russian forces on Thursday, possibly as the result of unprecedented direct talks between high ranking Russian officials and Kurdish leaders in Qamishli in northeastern Syria.

On Wednesday the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister was spotted in the self-declared Kurdish autonomous zone of Rojava to meet with Kurdish and Syrian leaders in the northern city of Qamishli (based on Zero Hedge’s own sources, also confirmed by other analysts). It is very likely that Thursday’s Conoco gas field handover was the result of this historic, yet unofficial, face-to-face meeting.

As we suggested before, Kurdish interests don’t lie with Washington but with Damascus, ready to establish a constructive dialogue with them if they stop being seduced by the US’ temporary interest in the Levant. So the Conoco field handover could mean that either the Syrian Kurds now see the writing on the wall (after observing events in Iraq) and know the US will eventually drop them (thus seeing the need to start directly dealing with Syria-Russia), or perhaps that the US has now been forced to save face and make good on its officially stated anti-ISIS goals… … …

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