Minbij Military Council announced that a civilian was martyred and another civilian was injured as a result of a bombardment carried out by the Turkish occupation forces against the village of Al Derec on Friday. 

The martyred civilian was identified as 45-year-old Ibrahim Derc Semo (45), while a 26-year-old young man named Xalid Kamil Al Hilal was taken under treatment at Manbij Hospital.

Manbij is located 30 kilometres south of the Turkish border and occupies a key strategic position in Turkey's plans to expand its illegal occupation zone in Syria. The city, which is administered by the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (DAANES), is located on the important M4 highway, which runs through northern Syria like a lifeline and was a strategic supply route for the terrorist militia "Islamic State" (IS). Since Manbij was named by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as the primary target for a new invasion of northern and eastern Syria in 2022, the war of attrition against the city has intensified. Attacks by the Turkish army and allied jihadist militias as well as infiltration attempts are occurring almost daily. Since the beginning of the season, farmland and forests in Manbij have also been burning almost every day.