Kurd-led fighters, who already controlled most of northeastern Syria, said Friday they had moved into eastern areas formerly held by the government as Syrian troops withdrew.
“In order to protect our people, our Deir Ezzor Military Council fighters were deployed in Deir Ezzor city and west of the Euphrates River,” the Arab-majority council affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said in a statement.
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