Heavy clashes ongoing in two neighborhoods of Hesekê

Clashes between Ba'ath regime forces and YPG/YPJ – Asayish forces are getting heavier in two neighborhoods of Hesekê city of Rojava, West Kurdistan.

Heavy clashes between YPG fighters / asayish members / Civilian Defense Forces (HPC) and the Ba'ath regime's paramilitary forces / Iranian Hezbollah members are ongoing in Nashwa and Xiwêran neighborhoods since last night.

Jets of the Ba'ath regime shelled Nashwa Sherqiye and Xerbiye, Xiwêran neighborhoods and city centre yesterday. While the aerial attacks caused heavy material damage, no information was immediately available if these resulted in casualties or not.

Regime forces also conducted artillery attacks on the neighborhoods of Miftî, Salihiyê, Til Hecer, Ezîziyê, Xeşman, Nashwa and Nasra, which left a 17-year-old youth by the name of Hanî Îsa dead.

The aggression also wounded civilians Xelîl Îbrahîm Bedrî (13) in Nashwa Xerbiye neighborhood, Yehya Ebdulrezaq Xinêş (13) in Salihiyê neighborhood, Mihemed Rakan Mihemed (17) in Xishman neighborhood, and Hisên Elûş El-Necim (35) in Ezîziyê neighborhood. The bombing inflicted huge material damage on the mentioned neighborhoods.

Nine civilians have lost their lives as a result of the attacks of regime forces during the last three days.