page_title: Eastern Syria insurgency
section_title: 2018
hierarchical_section_title: Eastern Syria insurgency / Timeline / 2018
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. forces provide security during their independent, coordinated patrol with Turkish military forces along the demarcation line outside Manbij, Syria, July 14, 2018.
context_page_description: The Eastern Syria insurgency is an armed insurgency being waged by remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and both pro and anti-Syrian government Arab nationalist insurgents, against the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, its military, and their allies in the US-led Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve coalition.
context_section_description: 5 April – The Popular Resistance claimed to have carried out a mortar or rocket attack on a U.S. base at Ayn Issa.
  6 April – The Baqir Brigade vowed to aid the pro-government insurgency in territories held by U.S.-allied forces.
  17 May – U.S. special forces arrested ISIL commanders following an air drop near the Iraqi border in al-Hasakah Governorate.
  2 September – 5 SDF militiamen were killed and wounded by an IED planted in Raqqa.
  31 October – The Turkish military and SDF began clashes with stated future goals of a Turkish-led operation in Manbij. The fighting lasted one week, with the United States responding by establishing observation posts in Manbij to prevent further violence.
  2 November – ISIL gunmen assassinated the prominent tribal leader Sheikh Basheer Faisal al-Huwaidi in broad daylight in the city of Raqqa.
  4 November – A car bomb exploded in the city of Raqqa, killing at least one person and injuring ten more people, which included members of the SDF. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack through its Amaq News Agency.
  4 December – YPG claimed to have arrested four members of Harakat al-Qiyam, allegedly collaborating with Turkish intelligence.
caption: U.S. M-ATVs patrolling the Manbij countryside, 14 July 2018
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