Turkish artillery shells village in north of Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, Turkish forces and their affiliated armed opposition factions, known as Syrian National Army (SNA), renewed shelling the outskirts of a village in the northern countryside of Aleppo.
An exclusive source told North Press that Turkish artillery shelled the outskirts of the village of Herbel with seven shells.
Human losses or material damages were not reported, the source said.
Shelling by Turkish forces and SNA factions against areas in north of Aleppo is a common occurrence that takes place on daily bases.
The northern countryside of Aleppo governorate, also known as Shahba region, houses IDPs of the Kurdish city of Afrin which was occupied in 2018 by Turkey following a military operation called “Olive Branch” to push away the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) under the pretext of protecting Turkey’s “national security”.
The operation caused the displacement of about 300.000 of the original inhabitants of the Kurds of Afrin who have been taking shelter in 40 villages and five camps in Shahba region since then.
There are about 16.000 displaced families from Afrin distributed over 42 villages and towns in Shahba region, in addition to 1.870 families, comprising 7.500 individuals, now living in the camps of Barkhodan, Sardam, Afrin, al-Awda, and Shahba, according to the Social Affairs and Labor Board of the Afrin region, currently operating in Aleppo northern countryside.
The area has been militarily protected by Russian and Syrian government forces since 2018.