The Press Center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the outcome of their legitimate response to attacks by the Turkish occupation forces and allied mercenaries on January 28.

The balance sheet announced by the SDF on Wednesday includes the following:

“The Turkish occupation and its mercenaries continued their attacks on the Tishreen Dam. They targeted yesterday with heavy artillery the vicinity of the dam for an extended period. However, no casualties were reported among our forces.

In response to these attacks, our fighters conducted several operations against mercenary positions and gatherings. These operations targeted Nowruz Hill, Qara Qwzaq Hill, and mercenary bases in the villages of Imo Tomb and Al-Hawshriya. In the operation at Imo Tomb, five mercenaries were confirmed eliminated and ten wounded. In the operation at Al-Hawshriya, twelve mercenaries were eliminated or wounded. Additionally, our Martyr Haroun Units successfully destroyed a mercenary point on Qara Qwzaq Hill.

On the Qara Qwzaq front, the Turkish occupation resumed airstrikes. The Turkish occupation warplanes targeted several villages near the Qara Qwzaq Bridge, including Ghasaq, Al-Tineh, Bir Hisso, Melha, Dekan, and Qara Qwzaq, as well as Serrin Airport and Saifi Hill south of Kobani. These villages were also subjected to heavy artillery fire, with over 180 shells impacting the area, resulting in significant material damage.

The Turkish occupation deliberately targets civilians in the populated villages and towns. Yesterday, it committed a horrific massacre when a Turkish UCAV struck a popular market in the town of Serrin, south of Kobani. This attack resulted in the martyrdom of twelve civilians and injuries to thirteen others, some of whom sustained serious wounds. Notably, among the victims were young children.

In a legitimate response to the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries’ attacks on the towns of Ain Issa and Zarkan, our forces conducted a successful operation the day before yesterday, Monday. This operation targeted a Turkish occupation base in the village of Tal Mohammed in the countryside of Zarkan, resulting in the confirmed elimination of one Turkish occupation soldier and another wounded.”