The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Clashes continue violently in Ras al-Ayn city as intense air and ground strikes continue

Clashes continue violently between the Turkish Forces and the factions loyal to them against the Syria Democratic Forces, inside Ras al-Ayn city in al-Hasakah countryside at the border strip east of Euphrates, after the first advanced with intensive land air support and imposed its control over 2 areas in the city, which are the Industrial Area and Ras al-Ayn Crossing area, while air and ground strikes continue intensively in continuous attempts to achieve more advances by the Turkish Forces and the factions, and in contrast, SDF continues repelling attacks from several areas, and in the same context, the ground shelling continue by the Turkish forces on Tal Abyad area in al-Raqqah countryside.

While the SOHR documented the increase in number of casualties in the ranks of the warring parties in the east Euphrates, where it rose to 81 at least, the number of members of the Syria Democratic Forces who were killed by Turkish air and land strikes and clashes against Turkish Forces and the factions loyal to, also it rose to 59, the number of the Syrian factions loyal to Ankara including 13 of the pro-Turkish cells who were killed in targeting and clashes against SDF, while 8 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes and targeting, Turkey acknowledged the death of only 5 of them, amid information about other Turkish casualties at the Syrian – Turkish border, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, in addition to information about other casualties.