Syria's state news agency SANA reported that Turkish troops and allied fighters attacked Syrian army positions outside Tal Tamr, resulting in several Syrian causalities as they fought back, and clashed with Kurdish-led fighters.[271] The SOHR also confirmed clashes between the SDF and the Turkish-backed Syrian rebel forces near Tal Tamr.[272] The Kurdish-led SDF said that three of its troops were killed during the fighting with the Turkish-backed forces.[271]