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Turkish silence coincides with shelling against Syria's north Aleppo countryside
[NPASYRIA] On Saturday at dawn, Turkish forces targeted the northern vicinity of the city of Tel Rifa’at, Herbel, Ain Deqna, and Maraanaz in the northern Aleppo countryside with shells from their base in the town of Kaljibrin, also in the north Aleppo countryside.Local sources from the city of Tel Rifa’at, which includes residents and IDPs from Afrin, northwest Syria, said that the intermittent shelling is ongoing until the moment of preparing this report. Since the invasion of Afrin by Turkey and Turkish-backed armed factions in 2018, hundreds of families from Afrin have been displaced to the city of Tel Rifa’at. However, areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo are witnessing shelling coinciding with a Turkish silence regarding Russian and government shelling against areas in Idlib, although the past two days witnessed protests demanding the Turkish guarantor assume to its responsibilities over what is happening in the area. Observers believe that Turkey and Russia have tacitly agreed to target the populated areas in Syria, where Syrians are the “big loser” in this shelling. It is worth mentioning that areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo always witness shelling by the Turkish forces and the armed factions that are stationed in the surrounding areas. Rabi’a Waqqas, an IDP from Afrin residing in Tel Rifa’at, said that during the past two days, the vicinity of the city witnessed shelling causing fear and panic among people. On July 11, four people including a child were wounded as a result of a Turkish drone attack against the city center of Tel Rifa’at. In January, as a result of the Turkish artillery shelling on populated neighborhoods in Tel Rifa’at, four civilian including a woman and a child lost their lives and ten other were wounded in addition to causing massive material losses in the site. In 2019, Turkish forces and Turkish-backed armed factions targeted the Tel Rifa’at city, reporting ten casualties, including eight children and eight other wounded. Related: Herbel: 2016-10-13 Ninevah Nightmares Herbel: 2016-09-18 ISIS hammers Kurd villages with chemical weapons in Aleppo Herbel: 2015-11-26 ISIS artillery pounds Marea Related: Maraanaz: 2020-03-11 Turkish & affiliated armed groups shell village of Qiz-Ali in Tal-Abyad countryside Maraanaz: 2020-03-10 Turkish #forces are shelling with artillery and heavy weapons the villages of Maraanaz & Malikiya in Sharran district, south-east of #Afrin Maraanaz: 2020-02-14 Heavy Turkish artillery shelling on villages in Afrin region Related: Kaljibrin: 2018-12-06 Fierce clashes breakout between YPG and Turkish-backed rebels in northern Aleppo Kaljibrin: 2017-08-09 Syrian rebels hammer Turkish backed fighters in northern Aleppo Kaljibrin: 2016-02-16 Dozens of Insurgents Killed As Syria Kurds Advance in Aleppo Countryside Related: Afrin: 2021-07-21 Turkish forces and Turkish-backed armed factions have targeted the Shi'ite towns of Nubl and Zahra Afrin: 2021-07-20 AANES calls on the international community to recognize it Afrin: 2021-07-19 Israeli spyware found on cellphones of journalists including at New York Times, CNN and AP, also members of royal families and politicians around world, Biden connection Related: Idlib: 2021-07-22 Good Morning Idlib: 2021-07-22 Syrian government forces renewed their artillery and missile shelling against post of Turkish-backed armed factions in the countryside of Idlib and Hama Idlib: 2021-07-21 Russian Pantsyr-S and Buk-M2 systems intercept 7 Israeli air launched missiles, Syria warns of repercussions Posted by: Fred 2021-07-25 |
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