Turkish attacks on Syria’s Aleppo kill 10, wound 5 of government forces
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – Ten soldiers of Syrian government forces were killed and five others were wounded on Saturday in Turkish airstrikes targeted the village of Shawargha, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, northern Syria.
An exclusive source told North Press that Turkish aircrafts targeted several areas of northern countryside of Aleppo, causing casualties and material damage.
The first attack targeted the village of Ain Daqnah near the town of Tel Rifaat in the northern countryside of Aleppo as three consecutive Turkish airstrikes were launched on posts of the government forces.
This was followed by several airstrikes on the villages of Maraanaz, Malkiyah and Shawargha.
Twenty minutes later, other four airstrikes were launched on the village of Sheikh Issa and Tel Rifaat. After ten minutes, other two airstrikes were carried out on Menagh Military Air Base, Maraanaz and Shawargha, according to the source.
At 1:00 am, the Turkish forces shelled the vicinity of the abovementioned towns and villages with heavy artillery.
The vicinity of Tel Rifaat, Menagh Military Air Base and Maraanaz were targeted with more than thirty shells, according to the source.
At 4:00 am, the Turkish forces shelled the town of Deir Jamal and the village of Soghana.
Since Sunday night, the Turkish forces have intensified its shelling and airstrikes on several villages and cities of northeastern Syria.
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.