Turkey bombs government forces’ posts and villages in Syria’s Kobani
KOBANI, Syria (North Press) – The Turkish forces bombed on Thursday evening villages in the western countryside of Kobani, north Syria, as well as military posts of the Syrian government forces.
“Dozens of shells fell on the villages of Ashma, Kharab Atto, Ziyara, Zor Maghar, Jarqali Fawqani and Bayada in the western countryside of Kobani,” Ali Mahmo, a resident of Kobani, told North Press.
The two-hour shelling targeted the Syrian government forces’ posts in the villages of Zor Maghar and Ashma. It caused material damage to the government forces’ posts and caused fires on farms.
The village of Seftak, 10 km west of Kobani, was hit by the Turkish artillery shelling and heavy gunfire from a Turkish forces’ outpost.
“Four shells hit the government forces’ posts in the village, but no injuries were reported,” Ahmed Daban, a resident of Seftak village, told North Press.
Several shells fell on farmland on the southern side of the Mashta Nour hill, south of Kobani.