Sultan Murat Brigade, a member of the Turkish-backed coalition of moderate groups, has released a video footage showing how they entered and advanced to the center of Jarabulus, once a stronghold of Daesh in Syria's north. In the footage, armed moderate fighters are seen marching and chanting Allahu Ackbar. A few seconds later, opponent fighters, seen atop tanks and pick-ups, advanced to Jarabulus. The sound of gunshots was heard when the opposition groups arrived in the countryside of Jarabulus. At the end of the video, opposition fighters are seen entering and touring the center part of Jarabulus, before lowering and removing a flag, belonging to the Daesh terror network. Over 2000 opposition fighters from moderate groups, including Sultan Murad, Liwa Hamza, Ahrar al-Sharq and Liwa Ahrar, supported Turkey's military operation, which aims at uprooting Daesh from Jarabulus before the Syrian Kurdish militia take its control. Jarabulus town, a major center for the Turkey-coordinated operation, is also home to several Turkish villages. Hilwaniyah and Tirayhim – the two villages, captured in the first hours of the operation, are among the Syrian Turkmen villages in Aleppo. The moderate fighters voluntarily supporting the offensive are largely composed of villagers forces from their homes, seized by Daesh or the Syrian PKK off-shoot, PYD
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