Turkey shells two villages in Syria’s Hasakah within an hour
TEL TAMR, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, Turkish forces fired shells on two villages in the northern countryside of Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria, within an hour.
A source in Tel Tamr Military Council, affiliated with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), told North Press that the Turkish artillery shelled the village of Dardara, 4km north of the town of Tel Tamr with dozens of shells, resulting in material damage.
This came after another shelling of the village of Umm al-Keif, west of Tel Tamr. As a result, Tel Tamr power transformer station went out of service for the 27th time.
Turkey and Turkish-backed opposition factions, also known as Syrian National Army (SNA), escalate the shelling of villages in north of Hasakah, and villages in the northern countryside of Aleppo Governorate.
The Turkish escalation followed Tehran Summit in which, according to analysts, Turkey failed to obtain a green light from Iran and Russia to launch a military operation against northern Syria.
Tel Tamr has been under constant attack by Turkish military and its affiliated SNA for more than two years despite a ceasefire agreement signed among the external forces to cease Turkish hostilities.
Tel Tamr which has a population of about 25,000 and is 30 km away from the Syrian-Turkish border, is of strategic importance as it is a junction on the M4 Highway linking the Jazira region in northeast Syria to Aleppo Governorate in northwest.
In addition to the Tel Tamr Military Council and the Syrian government-backed posts, there are Turkish, Russian and American forces in the vicinity of the town.