ROJAVA – In the context of legitimate defense, 7 soldiers of the occupying Turkish army were killed and at least 3 other soldiers were injured in the series of actions of the Syrian Democratic Forces against the occupying Turkish army as response to the attacks occurred in lasts days in the regions of AANES.
- In the first action, 6 soldiers from the invading Turkish army gathered around a T-155 type vehicle near the Çiçekalan outpost in the Bêreçuk district of Riha city were targeted.
- In the second action, the Köprübaşı outpost in Dilok’s Karkamış district was targeted the number of casualties are unknown
- The third action was held at the provincial border of Mardin. A Kirpi-type military vehicle was targeted in the action. As a result of the action, 1 soldier was killed and 3 soldiers were injured.
The SDF stated that the response activities against the attacks of the occupying Turkish army will continue. The statement said:
“The Turkish occupying state has escalated recently its aggressions against the regions of North and Eastern Syria. On August 16, it targeted the heavily populated neighborhoods of Kobane city, causing the martyrdom of a child and injuring four civilians. Furthermore, on the same day, a Turkish UAV targeted an outpost belonging to the Self-Defense Forces in the Amuda countryside, resulting in the martyrdom of five fighters, and injuring several civilians while trying to evacuate the wounded fighters. In retaliation to these aggressions, our forces have conducted three effective operations against the Turkish occupying army in the border cities of Riha, Dilok, and Mardin.
In the first operation, six Turkish occupying soldiers who were operating a T-155 howitzer gun were targeted near to the Chicekalan garrison in the Berejuk district, Riha province. According to initial information, six soldiers of the Turkish occupying army were killed, including a commander and an intelligence member, in addition to several injuries, but there is no information about the number of injuries. The operation also resulted in destroying an ammunition depot.
The second operation targeted the Koprubati base in the Karkamish district, Dilok province. However, no accurate information is available regarding the result of this operation.
The third operation targeted A (BMC Kirpi) vehicle in the bordering city of Mardin, resulting in neutralizing one soldier and injuring three others.
In total seven soldiers of the Turkish occupying army were killed, and at least three others were injured as a result of the three successful operations.Our forces will continue the retaliation operations against the repeated aggressions of the Turkish occupying army.
SDF Press Center
Aug. 18, 2022″
