Turkish shelling on Syria’s Manbij kills, injures 6 government soldiers
Manbij, Syria (North Press) – Two soldiers of the Syrian government forces were killed and four others were wounded on Sunday in a Turkish shelling on the countryside of Manbij in northern Syria.
The Turkish forces shelled two posts of the government forces in the villages of Tokhar and Awn Dadat in Manbij in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, a local source told North Press.
The shelling killed two soldiers of the government forces and wounded four others, the source said.
On August 13, the Turkish forces military posts of the government forces in the countryside of Manbij, which resulted in the injury of two soldiers.
The frequent Turkish shelling on Manbij has sparked fears among the residents that it could be the start of a new war against the city that is still grappling with the aftermath of the war against the Islamic State (ISIS).
Manbij 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 of North and East Syria (AANES)-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.
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 AANES.