The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The Turkish forces and their loyal factions carryout a new attack in Ras Al-Ayn city under a cover of heavy and violent aerial and ground bombardment

The Turkish warplanes are continuing their heavy and violent bombardment on Ras Al-Ayn city and villages in its vicinity, in conjunction with a wide-scale ground offensive by the Turkish forces and factions loyal to them on the Syria Democratic Forces in Ras Al-Ayn city (Sere Kaniye), and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Turkish forces managed to advance again in the city and controlled several positions in it under a cover of heavy aerial and ground firepower, in the same context, battles continue between the both parties in the areas of Tal Abyad in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah, amid information about casualties, and the SOHR published hours ago, that the SDF managed to advance and regain control of 2 positions they lost for the factions in the past hours, 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.

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.