DAMASCUS—Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria’s northern Manbij

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Syria’s new authorities are cracking down on former regime cells in Alawite neighborhoods in Homs and coastal areas, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday. At the same time, heavy fighting broke out in northern Syria’s Manbij between Turkish-backed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF),

Fighting intensified on Saturday between the Türkiye-backed Free Syrian Army and the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Tishrin Dam region southeast of Manbij city in the Aleppo countryside.

The consequences of Turkey’s and its Islamist allies’ ​potential ​takeover of northeastern Syria are profound, with significant implications for U.S. national security interests.

Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.

Turkey and the U.S.' proxies in Syria have engaged in fierce battles in the last 24 hours. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted fighting in Manbij countryside, that resulted in the death of nearly 40 fighters.

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces reported that six of its fighters were killed in clashes with Turkey-backed Syrian rebels in Manbij, northern Syria. Nine additional fighters were injured.

A car bomb exploded late Friday in the centre of the flashpoint northern Syria town of Manbij, causing damage but no casualties, a war monitor said.

After the fall of Bashar Assad ‘s regime in Syria, the incoming Trump administration faces a complex set of challenges. Despite President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to reduce U.S. involvement overseas, completely disengaging from Syria may not be a viable option.