The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

With intense and violent air and ground support, the Turkish Forces and loyal factions go deep in Ras al-Ayn city amid continuous clashes against SDF at al-Hasakah – Aleppo highway

Clashes continue at a very violent pace between the Syria Democratic Forces against the Turkish Forces and the factions loyal to them, in areas within Ras al-Ayn city in al-Hasakah countryside at the east area of Euphrates, where the Turkish Forces and the factions loyal to them were able to advance inside Ras al-Ayn city with an intense air and ground cover, seeking to advance more in the city, while SDF is trying hard to repel the attacks as airstrikes continues by the Turkish warplanes as well as the intensive ground shelling, while clashes are taking place between both parties at the international highway of al-Hasakah – Aleppo, and the Syrian Observatory has published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored new progress by the Turkish Forces and the Syrian factions loyal to them over the past few hours, particularly, in Tal Abyad area in al-Raqqah countryside with air and ground support, where it rose to at least 23, the number of areas they controlled east of Euphrates, which are Mazra’aat al-Masihi, Hamida, al-Mahida, al-Dadat, al-Yabseh, al-Meshrfeh, Tal Fender, Bir Ashiq, al-Terwaziyyeh, Lazkeh, Hwyran, al-Wastah, al-Ghajir, Shokan, al-Khalidiyah, al-Aridah, al-Nabhan, Om al-Jern, Ghzil, in Tal Abyad area, and Tal Halaf town, and the villages of Kashto and Aksas in the Ras al-Ayn area, while clashes between both parties continue on the international highway of Al-Hasakah – Aleppo.

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 74 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 49, 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.