German, Canadian Troops Arrive in Town in Syria's Raqqa Province – Sources

An unknown number of German and Canadian troops have recently arrived in the northern Syrian town of Tell Abyad in the northern Raqqa province, sources in the Kurdish opposition told Sputnik on Thursday.

DAMASCUS (Sputnik) — The military service personnel were deployed to the area in the past few days as part of the US-led international operation to defeat Daesh terrorist group.

Syrian television reported last month that Germany’s commandos had entered Syria to join French and US military forces in their offensive against the Daesh-controlled city of Manbij.

Manbij, located between Daesh's de facto capital of Raqqa and the Syrian-Turkish border, is a strategically important area for the terrorist group.