Turkey bombs Tel Abyad western countryside in Syria’s Raqqa
AIN ISSA, Syria (North Press) – The Turkish forces and their affiliated opposition factions (SNA) bombed on Wednesday villages in the western countryside of Tel Abyad, north of Raqqa, north Syria, with heavy weapons.
Turkish forces and the SNA control the city of Tel Abyad and its eastern countryside, while some villages in the western and southern countryside are out of their control.
The bombing followed the killing and injury of members of the SNA in Tal Abyad, as a result of an explosion in the afternoon hours of Wednesday.
An eyewitness from the western countryside of Tel Abyad told North press that “The Turkish forces targeted the villages of al-Ahmadi, Qartil and the village of Riz, 25 km west of Tel Abyad.
“The Turkish shelling is still ongoing, albeit sporadically, on villages in the western countryside of Tel Abyad,” the source added.
In October 2019, Turkish forces launched a military operation called “Peace Spring” against the majority-Kurdish areas of Tel Abyad and Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) in northeast Syria.
The operation, which was conducted with the support of Turkish-backed factions of the opposition-aligned Syrian National Army (SNA), caused the internal displacement of over 300,000 individuals.