The Press Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement reporting that the Turkish army and its mercenaries continue to escalate their attacks on northern and eastern Syria regions, flagrantly violating international agreements, conventions on armed conflict, and the rules of engagement.

The SDF statement on Thursday said:

“On Wednesday, on the Tishreen Dam front, Turkish UCAVs targeted the village of Khirbet al-Zamala in the southeastern countryside of Manbij, in addition to targeting the workers’ housing of the dam. Meanwhile, heavy artillery shelling persisted throughout Tuesday night and into Wednesday, resulting in material damage.

The Turkish occupation mercenaries also attempted suicide drone attacks on our forces’ positions near the dam. However, our fighters successfully intercepted and shot down three of these drones.

On the Qara Qwzaq front, Turkish occupation warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes on the villages of Ghasq and al-Tina, while also subjecting the villages of al-Tina, Ja’dah, Bir Hissou, Ghasq, Dekan, Melha, and al-San’a to intense bombardment using heavy artillery, tanks, rocket launchers, and mortars.

Additionally, the Sayfi Hill and Qara Qwzaq Hill were indiscriminately bombarded with over 50 shells, causing significant material damage to residential homes and civilian property.”