Turkish forces pound villages in Syria’s Manbij with 25 shells
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – Turkish forces and their affiliated armed opposition factions, also known as Syrian National Army (SNA), pounded on Friday inhabited villages in the countryside of Manbij, northern Syria, with 25 shells.
The media center of Manbij Military Council of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SF) said that the Turkish forces and their affiliated SNA factions pounded the villages of al-Mehsinli, al-Hamra, al-Hoshariya and al-Jat in the countryside of Manbij with heavy and medium weapons.
The source added that 25 shells were pounded by Turkish bases stationed in the villages of Qirata and al-Tokhar. The bombardment started from 11:00 pm until 2:30 am.
Indiscriminate shelling of inhabited villages caused a state of panic and fear. In addition, it caused damage to agricultural lands and homes, according to the media center.
Recently, Turkey and its backed opposition factions have escalated shelling of villages in the countryside of Manbij.
On May 23, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced taking steps to complete the so-called remained portions of the safe zone plan along Turkey’s southern border saying, “We will soon take new steps regarding the incomplete portions of the project we started on the 30 km deep safe zone we established along our southern border.”
A week ago, 12 villages in the northern and western countryside of Manbij have been shelled with nearly 206 mortar shells, in addition to attacks with machine guns.