People's Defense Units (YPG) fighters launched an attacks against the headquarters of al-Qaeda linked armed gang groups in the neighborhood of Sekin Şebabi at around 8 pm on Wednesday.

At least five members of the armed groups were killed and dozens of others were wounded in clashes in the village.

The gang groups started to launch artillery attacks on Tuesday evening after suffering heavy losses in clashes with fighters of the YPG and Kurdish al Akrad Front. An artillery attack targeting the Kurdish populated region left two civilians, Mihemed Xelo and his son Beşar Xelo dead, and one other, Mihemed Mistefa, wounded on Tuesday evening.

Clashes in the region of Aleppo are continuing since 6 September when the mainly Kurdish Sheik Maksoud (Şêx Meqsûd), Esrefiye, Sekin Şebabi and Şiqêf neighborhoods of the city were attacked by brigades affiliated to the Military Council of Aleppo and the Free Syrian Army backed by Turkey, western and gulf countries.

At least 80 members of the gang groups have been killed in clashes with YPG fighters in Aleppo since 6 September. The jihadist groups' recent artillery attacks against Kurdish neighborhoods have left at least 14 civilians dead and 40 others wounded.

Among the groups involved in the attacks on Kurdish neighborhoods are Selahaddin Brigade, Battle Martyrs' Brigade, al-Rebie al-Arabi Brigade, Ensar al-Islam Brigade, Syrian Martyrs' Brigade, Ehrar al-Sham Movement, Komele forces, Muhammed al-Fatih Brigade and the Azadi Brigade affiliated to Azadi Party against which Supreme Kurdish Council opened an investigation on 4 September.