Turkey conducts airstrikes on Rojava and Shengal

Warplanes of the invading Turkish army conducted airstrikes on Rojava and Shengal land last night.

Warplanes of the invading Turkish army conducted airstrikes on Rojava and Shengal land last night.

In Rojava, Turkish airstrikes targeted the headquarters of the General Command of the People's Defense Units (YPG) in Mount Karachok near the city of Derik, where there are also a media center, a local radio station, communication headquarters and some military institutions

The Voice of Rojava Radio building was demolished by the bombardment and reports are coming through of casualties in this region. Reports suggest that all communication networks in Derîk, surroundings and Karachok were cut before the airstrikes.

In Shengal, Turkish fighter jets hit the Amud and Qesrê Valley. The building of local radio station ÇIRA FM was also hit and demolished during the bombardment. According to reports, the attack has been carried out by 26 fighters jets of the Turkish army.

The garden built in the name of Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was also targeted by Turkish warplanes.

Reports are coming through of ongoing activity of Turkish reconnaissance aircraft over some regions of Shengal and Rojava.