Clashes continue in Afrin within the Turkish forces’ pursue to advance before carrying out the agreement of the Kurdish Forces with the regime

The Turkish shelling renewed on places in Afrin area located in the northwestern sector of Aleppo Province, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling by the Turkish Forces on places in the Sharra Township in the countryside of Afrin, amid shelling on several other areas in the Townships of Rajo and Jendires, with continuation of clashes in areas in the western countryside of Afrin between the Turkish Forces and the rebel and Islamic factions against YPG and Self-Defense Forces in areas in the Townships of Rajo and Jendires, in a renewed attempt by the Turkish forces to advance before carrying out the agreement between the Kurdish Forces and the regime forces.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of at least 10 of the Turkish Forces and the supporting opposition Syrian factions, during the clashes and targeting in the area today, raising to 238, the number of the members of the forces of the “Olive Branch” Operation who were killed in these clashes, including 37 casualties of the Turkish forces, while it has increased to 197, the number of the fighters of the YPG and the Self-Defense forces who were killed in these military operations, the aerial and artillery shelling and the targeting, while tens of members of the both parties were injured with varying severity, which may raise the death toll even more.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published in the past hours that an agreement was reached between The YPG and the regime forces on deploying members of the regime forces on the borders between Afrin and Turkey, so as to prevent the Turkish operations inside Afrin and the “Olive Branch” operation which aims to control Afrin area and expel the Kurdish forces from the area, and reliable sources told the Syrian Observatory that the talks are still ongoing between both parties on outstanding points including the administration of Afrin area and the presence of the Kurdish forces with all their weapons in the area.