The three people killed in the raids were wearing military uniforms, according to the Britain-based non-governmental organization which relies on a wide network of sources in Syria.
Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria against positions of both regime forces and Kurdish forces killed three people on Sunday, an NGO said.
The strikes targeted positions of the Syrian army and the US-backed Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), not far from the city of Kobani, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The three people killed in the raids were wearing military uniforms, according to the Britain-based non-governmental organization which relies on a wide network of sources in Syria.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported injuries, some of them in critical condition, without specifying the exact number.
Yesterday morning, Turkish forces were targeted by fire coming from Kobani, a short distance from the Syrian-Turkish border, always at this NGO.
Syria, which has been at war since 2011, has been fragmented due to the involvement of various organizations and foreign forces in the armed conflict.
From 2016 to 2019, the Turkish military conducted three large-scale operations in northern Syria, targeting Kurdish paramilitary groups and factions.
Damascus regime forces have been deployed in areas controlled by Kurdish fighters as part of deals aimed at preventing a new Turkish military operation.
Since July, Turkish UAVs have increasingly struck areas controlled by Syrian Kurdish forces, who dominate much of northwestern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Kurdish officials; however, it is rare for Turkish strikes to kill government soldiers .
But in mid-August, Syria’s official SANA news agency confirmed the death of at least three Syrian soldiers in Turkish strikes near the border.
Turkey, whose military has a strong presence in parts of northern Syria, has threatened since May to launch a new large-scale operation against the SDF, which it describes as a “terrorist” organization.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares that his armed forces are “ready” to proceed with this operation at any time.
Ankara says it intends to create a 30-kilometer “security zone” along its southern border.
Since the outbreak of the war in Syria, which has killed more than half a million people and uprooted millions more, Turkey has opposed the regime of Bashar al-Assad, taking on the role of a key supporter of Syrian rebel groups.
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