Turkish drone strikes hit 16 sites including 3 oil stations in north Syria
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Turkish drones targeted on Thursday 16 locations in various areas in northern Syria, targeting vital infrastructure facilities including three oil fields.
According to the Monitoring and Documentation Department of North Press, the strikes occurred in 16 location including service facilities and residential areas resulting in 13 casualties, eight killed and five wounded, in a preliminary toll.
The Turkish drone strikes targeted the Saeeda oil station in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, in addition to oil stations in the village of Gerdahol in the countryside of Tirbe Spiyeh (al-Qahtaniya) and the Alaqosa oil station in northern Chel Agha (al-Jawadiyah).
A strike also hit a factory in the village of Misherfa al-Hima and another strike hit a vehicle near the factory, two strikes hit the vicinity of Washokani camp, and another strike hit the Sad al-Gharbi power station which supplies large parts of Hasakah Governorate with electricity.
In Qamishli and its countryside, drone strikes hit the power station in the city, the vicinity of Chel Agha Dam, in addition to the village of Tel Habash in the countryside of Amuda. The village of Tawila in Tel Tamr and the vicinity of the water station in the village of al-Rakba were targeted. The village of al-Qasf and the town of Sirrin in Kobani were also hit. Additionally, a motorcycle in the village of Jalabiya in eastern Kobani was also targeted, according to the Department.
The drone strikes took place following a statement on Wednesday by Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hakan Fidan, in which he threatened to strike a broader range of targets in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for the Ankara attack.
On Oct. 1, two individuals carried out a bomb attack in front of the building of the Ministry of Interior in Ankara injuring two police officers. Later, the Kurdistan’s Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
Fidan claimed that the two attackers who carried out the attack had been trained in Syria. “From now on, all infrastructure, large facilities and energy facilities belonging to (armed Kurdish groups) in Iraq and Syria are legitimate targets for our security forces,” he threatened.