Turkish army targets government post in Syria’s northeast

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Turkish forces shelled on Monday the vicinity of a post of Syrian government forces in the southern countryside of Qamishli, northeast Syria.

An eyewitness told North Press that two mortar shells fell near Tel Hamdoun village close to the town of Amuda, east of the city of Qamishli, meters away from a Syrian army post.

Artillery shells also fell near the Martyrs’ Cemetery in Amuda, according to the eyewitness.

On Monday, the Turkish forces intensified their shelling on villages and towns in northeastern Syria.

Reporting by Rahaf Youssef