Artillery attacks on northern Syria continue

The Turkish and jihadist occupation forces in northern Syria attacked Ain Issa, Til Temir and Manbij. In Til Temir armed clashes erupted between the mercenaries.

The attacks of the Turkish and jihadist occupation forces on the autonomous regions in northern and eastern Syria continued on Saturday evening. According to ANHA, the villages of Hoşan and Xalidiyê as well as the Saqir way station near Ain Issa were attacked with heavy weapons in the late evening. In the north of Til Temir, artillery shells were fired at the village of Derdara. The villages of Hewşeriyê and Toxhar in the northeast of Manbij were also bombed with heavy weapons, damaging homes.

Fighting between jihadist mercenaries of Turkey has been reported from the northwest of Til Temir. Heavy weapons are said to have been used in the clashes in the villages of Rîhaniya and Feyseliyê. It is suspected that the conflict is based on disagreements over the distribution of plundered goods.

The attacks by Turkey and its jihadist allies of the so-called "Syrian National Army" (SNA) have been massively expanded since the middle of the week. Several attempts to circumvent the positions of the local military council in Ain Issa and infiltrate the town have been thwarted by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). These latest provocations, in which mainly civilian settlements and villages along the M4 highway and also the Ain Issa refugee camp were attacked, show the rapid preparations of the Erdoğan government for another invasion of northern and eastern Syria.