Fifteen people killed in Syrian attack- UPDATE
Fifteen people killed in Syrian attack- UPDATE
Fifteen people died and more than fifteen others were injured in Syrian army shelling in in the city of Aleppo on Thursday.
Early Thursday morning, a group affiliated to Free Syrian Army attempted to enter the densely Kurdish populated Eþrefiye Neighborhood. After the group was prevented from the area by YPG (People’s Defence Units) and Public Peace forces, the neighborhood was in the afternoon targeted by a bombardment of the Syrian army. Five howitzers were dropped on the neighborhood in the attack in which eight Kurds, one Turkman,three Arabs and three others lost their lives and over 15 people, including ANF reporter Cudî Ronahî and Ronahi Tv reporter Kendal Welat, suffered injuries.
The Syrian army attacks on Kurds have increased in the month of October in which 30 people were killed in the attacks of the Syrian military.
Fifteen people were killed and nineteen others were injured in four separate attacks of the Syrian army in October. Three of these attacks targeted passenger buses travelling from the west Kurdistan city of Afrin to Aleppo.
The biggest attack against Kurds in Aleppo was carried out on 6 September when 20 people lost their lives and 54 others were injured.
Around 600 thousand Kurds live in the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and Eþrefiye in Syria’s second largest city Aleppo. Security in both neighborhoods is ensured by West Kurdistan People’s Defence Units (YPG) forces.
After the attack, the Syrian army declared ceasefire on the occasion of the muslim feast of sacrifice.The ceasefire will come into effect on Friday morning and continue till 29 October Monday.
Early Thursday morning, a group affiliated to Free Syrian Army attempted to enter the densely Kurdish populated Eþrefiye Neighborhood. After the group was prevented from the area by YPG (People’s Defence Units) and Public Peace forces, the neighborhood was in the afternoon targeted by a bombardment of the Syrian army. Five howitzers were dropped on the neighborhood in the attack in which eight Kurds, one Turkman,three Arabs and three others lost their lives and over 15 people, including ANF reporter Cudî Ronahî and Ronahi Tv reporter Kendal Welat, suffered injuries.
The Syrian army attacks on Kurds have increased in the month of October in which 30 people were killed in the attacks of the Syrian military.
Fifteen people were killed and nineteen others were injured in four separate attacks of the Syrian army in October. Three of these attacks targeted passenger buses travelling from the west Kurdistan city of Afrin to Aleppo.
The biggest attack against Kurds in Aleppo was carried out on 6 September when 20 people lost their lives and 54 others were injured.
Around 600 thousand Kurds live in the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maksoud and Eþrefiye in Syria’s second largest city Aleppo. Security in both neighborhoods is ensured by West Kurdistan People’s Defence Units (YPG) forces.
After the attack, the Syrian army declared ceasefire on the occasion of the muslim feast of sacrifice.The ceasefire will come into effect on Friday morning and continue till 29 October Monday.
