Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by airstrikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria’s northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported “fierce battles in the Manbij countryside... in the past hours between the (Kurdish-led) Syrian Democratic Forces and the (Turkish-backed) National Army factions... with Turkish air cover.” The monitor said the attacks “killed 37 people in a preliminary toll,” mostly Turkish-backed combatants.Read more:Fighters in southern Syria reluctant to give up weapons: SpokesmanSyria to take time organizing national dialogue, foreign minister saysAfter US exemption, UN says more significant Syria sanctions work needed