Turkish shelling leads to power outage in Syria’s Tel Tamr
TEL TAMR, Syria (North Press) – The electrical substation of the town of Tel Tamer, north of Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria, was put out of service on Monday, as a result of the Turkish shelling of a village in the countryside of Hasakah.
A military source told North Press that the Turkish forces attacked on Monday at dawn the village of Tel Karah Beit in the northwestern countryside of Tel Tamr with dozens of heavy artillery shells. The attack caused major material damage in the houses and properties of civilians in the village.
Fahad Sam’ila, co-chair of Tel Tamr Power Department, told North Press that a malfunction occurred in the high voltage line following the Turkish shelling, which put the electrical substation of Tel Tamr completely out of service.
“As the malfunction occurred in an area near the contact lines, our maintenance workshops could not access the area to assess and repair the damage. Therefore, we need to coordinate with Russian forces present in the region to secure the access of the maintenance workshops to restore the line back in service,” he said.
Sam’ila explained that this substation feeds Tel Tamr and its countryside. Hence, the area will remain without power until this malfunction is repaired and the substation is put back in service.
Tel Tamr, which has a population of about 25,000 and is 30 km away from the Syrian-Turkish border, is of strategic importance as it is a junction on the M4 Highway linking Hasakah to Aleppo Governorate in the northwest.
The town has been under constant attacks by the Turkish forces and their affiliated armed opposition factions, aka the Syrian National Army (SNA), for more than two years.