Turkish military bombs Syria’s Raqqa countryside
AIN ISSA, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, the Turkish-backed armed opposition factions targeted the western countryside of Ain Issa and the M4 Highway, north of Raqqa, northern Syria, with DShKs.
The targeting affected the villages of Khalediya, Hoshan, Ma’lek and Ain Issa camp that are located between Ain Issa town and Jalabiya village, in addition to cars on the M4 Highway.
“Dozens of shells fell on these villages which are only few kilometers away from the town center,” residents said.
Sources noted to the suspension of traffic movement on the M4 Highway, without details of the damage caused by the targeting.
“The source of the bombing was two Turkish military bases in the villages of Sayda and Ma’alleq, west of Ain Issa,” a military source told North Press.
On August 4, four civilians killed and two others were wounded, all from one family, due to a Turkish bombardment on the civilians houses in the village of Safawi, east of Ain Issa.
The Turkish armed forces and their affiliated armed opposition factions have regularly bombed and attempted to infiltrate Ain Issa and its surroundings since last year. Ain Issa sits along the M4 Highway, on the front lines between the SDF and Turkish-backed armed factions.
Dozens of civilians have been killed and injured by Turkish and opposition attacks, including children, despite the presence of Russian soldiers which are supposed to enforce the ceasefire agreement signed between Russia and Turkey in October 2019.