KOBANE – Our correspondent from the region reports that the Turkish occupation army is targeting the city center of Kobane and the city`s vicinity with several shells. The shelling has been continuing up until the time of this publication.
Kobane & its countryside continue to be shelled. This morning, a shell destroyed a vehicle in the city center. “Dozens” of shells have targeted villages on the Syrian-Turkish border, as well as across from Turkish-occupied Jarablus.
Heval Farhad Shami from the SDF Press Center, also shared the information in his twitter account and the following information:
“Kobane city, the symbol of resistance, is subjected to intensive artillery shelling by the Turkish occupation. It has become clear that Turkey is avenging the defeat of ISIS and trying to hinder our mission in the enduring defeat of ISIS and its cells.”
#Kobane city, the symbol of resistance, is subjected to intensive artillery shelling by the Turkish occupation.
It has become clear that #Turkey is avenging the defeat of ISIS and trying to hinder our mission in the enduring defeat of ISIS and its cells. pic.twitter.com/vTFONM8U7a— Farhad Shami (@farhad_shami) August 16, 2022
The invading Turkish state bombed a family in the city center of Kobani. As a result of the bombing, the mother and father were seriously injured, while their children were martyred.
Mother: Merva Hemdo
Father: Abid Khalef
Martyrs: Abid Muhammet Heci
Last night, the Turkish army shelled Jirnik and Xerze villages in Amude’s countryside, and Chetel, Qermane, Melek, and Delil villages in Darbasiyah’s countryside, causing damage to civilian houses.
Also shelled last night was the village of Rotaan, in the countryside of Tirbespi, where the Syriac Sotoro Forces Academy is located. In this past week, Turkey had already shelled this village, as well as the Syriac Church of Maharkan and the Syriac village of Malla Abbas. This morning, the villages of Jat and Masi, north of Manbij city, were shelled. Near Zirgan, Ibrahimiye village was shelled.