"Syria's army accelerates its campaign, securing key infrastructure and forcing Kurdish-led SDF retreat. The Syrian army has taken full control of the strategic city of Tabqa and its military airport on the Euphrates River, expanding a rapid offensive in Raqqa province, state media reported. Information Minister Hamza al-Mustafa said early on Sunday that government forces had secured Tabqa and the nearby Euphrates Dam, Syria's largest, after expelling fighters linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)."
"The Syrian government also condemned the alleged execution of prisoners and detainees in Tabqa by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and PKK-affiliated groups. The PKK has been labelled a terrorist group by Turkiye, the European Union and the United States. In a statement relayed by al-Mustafa, Damascus said the killings, especially of civilians, amounted to a fully-fledged crime under the Geneva Conventions and a clear violation of international humanitarian law."
The Syrian army has taken full control of Tabqa, its military airport and the nearby Euphrates Dam after expelling fighters linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The government condemned alleged executions of prisoners and detainees in Tabqa by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and PKK-affiliated groups, calling the killings a crime under the Geneva Conventions and a violation of international humanitarian law. The PKK is labelled a terrorist group by Turkiye, the European Union and the United States. Fighting in northern Syria has accelerated, with government troops rapidly shifting operations from Aleppo province towards Raqqa and advancing through Arab-majority towns, with unconfirmed fighting and potential clearing operations inside Tabqa.
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