Artillery attacks on northern Syria continue

Large areas in northern Syria, including the regions around al-Bab, Manbij, the canton of Shehba and Afrin, were again shelled by heavy artillery fire. The Turkish troops killed livestock belonging to the population as a result of the shelling.

While Turkish threats of attack are becoming more and more severe, heavy artillery attacks on the self-ruled areas in northern and eastern Syria continue and armed drones are circling over the region. On Wednesday, the villages of Umm al-Hoş and Hazin in Shehba Canton were among those attacked by the invaders. Many animals belonging to the population were killed in the attacks on Umm al-Hoş, and several shells hit fields in Hazin.

The Shera district of Afrin was also affected by permanent attacks. The invading forces shelled the villages of al-Anab, Minix, Taana, al-Anab, Nêrebiyê, Belûniyê, Semoqa, Medyûnê and Jabal al-Naif as well as the surroundings of the Shehba dam. At the same time, the villages of Merenaz, Malîkiyê (also al-Malikiya) and Shewarxa were attacked.

The region between al-Bab and Manbij was also targeted by the attackers. The village of Mohsanli near Manbij and the village of Biwêhîc near al-Bab were attacked by Turkish artillery.

Only on Tuesday, two sisters were injured by Turkish artillery fire in the village of Bênê. In the past four days, at least two civilians have died under Turkish artillery fire.