YPG: Turkish helicopters shelled Til Elo town of Girkê Legê
YPG announced that Turkish army attacked Girkê Legê region of Rojava, West Kurdistan with helicopters, also reporting border violations by Turkish troops.
YPG announced that Turkish army attacked Girkê Legê region of Rojava, West Kurdistan with helicopters, also reporting border violations by Turkish troops.
YPG (People's Defense Units) Press Office released a statement regarding the ongoing attacks of the occupant Turkish army and affiliated gangs on the lands of Rojava, West Kurdistan.
According to the YPG statement, panzers of the Turkish army opened random fire on the village of Zorava in Tirbespiyê at 18:00 on February 13.
In the same evening, gangs operating under the command of the Turkish army conducted howitzer attacks that targeted civilians living in Til Cicen, Til Enab, Til Rifat and Şêx Îsa villages in Shehba region. During the simultaneous attacks, the gangs also targeted the village of Belûnê in Efrîn Canton.
YPG continued, providing the following details regarding the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army;
"Turkish army targeted our forces in Zerbê region of Tirbespiyê at around 07:00 on February 14. The response of our forces resulted in a brief clash, after which Turkish army attacked our forces with mortar fire. No clear information was obtained by our side on the casualties of Turkish forces.
During the same day, Turkish army attacked our forces in Til Xatuniyê area of Tirbespiyê with heavy weapons at 13:00.
Turkish forces also violated the border and started road construction works in the villages of Siftek, Ziyaret and Celoglu in Kobanê.
In the evening of the same day, Turkish military helicopters targeted the town of Til Elo in Girkê Legê at 20:20 and left the area after firing 5 rockets."