Russian Forces cross the Qara Qoqaz Bridge and deploy in the vicinity of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) city, and exchange of shelling and targeting between the factions and the regime forces in fronts of Manbij city
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the deployment of Russian military forces near Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) city on Wednesday afternoon, after they crossed the bridge of Qara Qoqaz, while the Syrian Observatory also monitored rocket shelling operations in areas west and northwest of Manbij city, between the regime forces against the Turkish Factions, in conjunction with sporadic targeting using heavy machineguns, and the Syrian Observatory published this afternoon that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Syria Democratic Forces began this morning a counterattack against Turkish Forces and their loyal factions, in areas west of Ayn Issa town towards Tal Abyad area, where violent clashes are taking place between both p[arties accompanied by intensive exchange of shelling, and the Syrian Observatory published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of raging clashes in several fronts east of Euphrates since Tuesday evening, between the Turkish Forces and the factions loyal to them against the Syria Democratic Forces, where the first continued their attack from 3 areas on Ras al-Ayn city, the eastern and western areas from the border side, accompanied by heavy shelling by tens of air and ground strikes, while the Turkish Forces and the and factions were able to retake parts of Tal Half town, in conjunction with violent clashes continued until dawn of today in areas of Manajir, and al-Arba’in, Lilan, Amiriya, al-Ahras, Tal Jammeh, and al-Alya, located in the area between Tal Tamr and Ras al-Ayn, and the clashes left more casualties and injuries in the ranks of both parties, where 12 of the Turkey-loyal factions were killed and 14 of the Syria Democratic Forces were also killed.
In the same context, the Syrian Observatory monitored rocket shelling carried out by the regime forces who are positioned in the vicinity of Ayn Issa in the northern countryside of al-Raqqah after midnight, on positions of Turkey-loyal factions in the area, also clashes broke out in the vicinity of Ayn Issa on Wednesday morning between Turkey-loyal factions against the Syria Democratic Forces, while clashes between both parties continued in several areas in the countryside of Tal Abyad city north of al-Raqqah.
And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to 185 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 164, the number of the Syrian factions loyal to Ankara including 21 of the pro-Turkish cells who were killed in targeting and clashes against SDF, while 9 Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes and targeting, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, in addition to information about other casualties.