Kurds assassinate 5 Turkish-backed rebels in Syria’s Afrin
[AlMasdar] (5:40 P.M.) – Five Turkey-affiliated militants were killed in separate attacks carried out by Kurdish fighters across Afrin region in northern Syria.
According to YPG sources, Kurdish units ambushed a vehicle for the Hamza Division while moving on the road leading to Dersiwane village of Shera district.
The ambush, which took place on September 24, killed the three militants onboard.
The slain fighters were identified as Amir al-Faraj, Sadiq al-Sharif and Massoud al-Sayegh.
On the same day, another militants from Hamza Division by Kurdish fire on the road linking Rajo to Haj Khalil town.
On September 25, a Kurdish sniper shot dead a fighter for the Turkish-backed Sultan Abdul Hamid Brigade in the Nebi Houri area in Shara district. The killed was identified as Ali al-Omar who is originally from Aleppo.
Jihadist rebels launch powerful attack on Aleppo city
[AlMasdar] 2018-09-26 (1:00 A.M.) – Minutes ago, the jihadist rebels in the Aleppo countryside launched a powerful attack on the provincial capital.
According to a military source in the provincial capital, the jihadist rebel forces in Rashiddeen 4 area launched several missiles and artillery shells towards the densely populated New Aleppo District.
The source said that several explosions could be heard around the New Aleppo District, but the total number of casualties is still unknown.
In response to the jihadist attack, the Syrian Arab Army launched their own assault on the southwestern countryside of Aleppo.
A source said the Syrian Arab Army fired several missiles towards the Rashiddeen 4 area in order to deter the jihadist rebels from attacking the provincial capital again.