Turkish forces shell villages in Syria’s Manbij
MANBIJ, Syria (North Press) – Turkish forces and their affiliated opposition factions also known as Syrian National Army (SNA) shelled on Thursday afternoon the village of Yalanli west of Manbij city, with mortars.
The Manbij Military Council (MMC) of the Syrian Democratic Forces published on its official website that the Turkish forces shelled the residential village of Yalinli.
The city of Manbij, east of Aleppo, is one of the most important industrial centers in northern Syria, as it is a transportation hub and sits on a commercial road linking the Autonomous Administration held areas with those of the Syrian government, in addition to opposition-held areas in northern Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS liberated Manbij from ISIS in 2016 following fierce battles.
On September 20, Turkish forces and its affiliated SNA shelled two villages in the west of Manbij city, with mortars.
Following its liberation from ISIS, the Arabs, Kurds, Circassians and Turkmen, who constitute the fabric of Manbij, established their own administration under the name of Democratic Civil Administration of Manbij and its Countryside to run the affairs of their region. Then, this administration joined the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES).