During the fall and winter of that year he consolidated his position among the various Kurdish tribes, defeated tribal groups armed by Kassim, such as the Lolans and Harchis, and attacked ...

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A coalition of Syrian Arab tribes crossed the Euphrates River and attacked Al-Omar and Conoco oil fields and Kurdish controlled villages in Deir Ezzor, Al Mayadeen and Sputnik Arabic reported on ...