Security chaos in Turkish-controlled areas | IED explodes in Afrin, no casualties reported

Aleppo Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR sources have reported hearing an explosion in Afrin city, which is under the control of Turkish forces and their proxies. The explosion was caused by the detonation of an IED placed earlier in a dumpster in Al-Mahmoudiyyah neighbourhood, near the cultural centre, but no casualties have been reported.

 

It is worth noting that the area hosts military headquarters belonging to Turkish-backed factions, while this explosion coincides with the escalating security chaos in the area.

 

On October 5, SOHR sources reported hearing a loud explosion in Afrin city, which is under the control of Turkish-backed factions in northern Aleppo, as a result of a car-bomb explosion near Ma’arata junction on the outskirts of the city. The explosion injured five people.