Turkish navy forces and their allied militants have reportedly shelled residential areas within the countryside of Syria’s northern province of Raqqah, as Turkey is seemingly getting ready for a brand new cross-border offensive within the Arab nation.
The shelling struck the villages of Abu Surra, al-Dibs and the M4 worldwide freeway within the Ayn Issa subdistrict, which lie close to the border with Turkey, on Friday, Syria’s official information company SANA reported, citing native sources.
The sources added that the strikes brought on materials harm within the focused areas, and disrupted visitors on the worldwide freeway.
The event occurred solely two days after Turkish military troopers and their allied militants closely shelled the northwestern Syrian metropolis of Inform Rifaat, positioned roughly 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of Aleppo.
No less than two civilians misplaced their lives and ten others sustained accidents in consequence.
On August 8, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted at his nation’s plan for a brand new cross-border operation in Syria to take away members of the US-backed Kurdish Individuals’s Safety Units (YPG) militant group, which is the spine of the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
“We’ll proceed our combat in opposition to terrorism. Our resolution to ascertain a 30-kilometer-deep (18.6-mile) safe line alongside our southern border is remaining,” Erdogan stated in an handle to Turkish diplomats attending the thirteenth Ambassadors Convention within the capital Ankara.
Final month, Erdogan acknowledged {that a} new Turkish operation in opposition to the YPG militants will stay on the agenda till safety considerations are addressed.
Each Iran and Russia, which have been aiding Damascus in its anti-terror marketing campaign, have warned Turkey in opposition to launching such an offensive.
Turkey has deployed forces in Syria in violation of the Arab nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ankara-backed militants had been deployed to northeastern Syria in October 2019 after Turkish navy forces launched a long-threatened cross-border invasion in a declared try and push YPG fighters away from border areas.
Ankara views the YPG as a terrorist group tied to the homegrown Kurdistan Staff’ Get together (PKK), which has been looking for an autonomous Kurdish area in Turkey since 1984.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and different senior officers have stated Damascus will reply by means of all professional means out there to Turkey’s ongoing floor offensive.
