The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Heavy aerial bombardment by Turkish warplanes on Ras al-Ayn in conjunction with continuous violent clashes in Ayn Issa and the Turkish shells kill a child and injure others

Areas in the countryside of Ayn Issa town north of al-Raqqah within the area leading to Tal Abyad; are witnessing the continuation of violent battles, between the Turkish Forces and the factions loyal to them against the Syria Democratic Forces accompanied by heavy shelling and targeting, in an attack launched by SDF on the area in order to regain the areas they lost for the factions and the Turks during the last few hours and days, while the clashes continue at a violent pace between both parties, in areas of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ayn city and its countryside, in conjunction with intensive raids carried out by Turkish warplanes on Ras al-Ayn city, amid information about more casualties in the ranks of both parties, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a child and the injury of other people in shelling carried out by the Turkish Forces villages located in the countryside of Ayn Issa town north of al-Raqqah city.

Raising to 72, the number of civilian casualties since the start of the Turkish military operation on the afternoon of Wednesday, the 9th of October 2019, and they are: 21 including a child, a female party official and 2 citizen women were killed in targeting by gunfire and field execution by faction loyal to Turkey on the highway south of Tal Abyad, 19 persons were killed in Turkish airstrikes that targeted Ras Al-Ayn city and its vicinity, 7 including 2 employees of the Autonomous Administration were killed in the ground shelling on the vicinity of Tal Abyad, 6 including a child, a woman, and 2 elderly men were killed in rocket shelling targeted the neighborhoods of Bashiriyya, Kaddour Biek, and al-Zaytuniyyeh in Qamishli city, 5 including a child were killed shelling on the vicinity of Ras Al-Ayn area in Al-Hasakah countryside, 4 were killed in the Turkish strikes on al-Bajiya village of Tal Abyad area, 4 were killed in airstrikes by the Turkish warplanes on al-Bajiya village in Tal Abyad area, 3 were killed in by sniper shots on village of Tal Abyad area, a female child was killed in shelling targeted al-Qahtaniyah countryside, a man was targeted by Turkish snipers in Darbasiyah city, a woman was killed by snipers of the Turkish Forces in Qameshly city, and a man was killed in rocket shelling by the Turkish Forces on Qasr Dib village on the outskirts of al-Malkiyyeh.