The Turkish air force bombed the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria last night, targeting oil fields near Tirbespiyê and rural areas in the east of Dêrik.

According to reports from the region, strikes by fighter jets and drones were directed against Tilxatûnê and Ûdê oil fields in Tirbespiyê, the agricultural area on the road to Zêhêri village of Dêrik, the power lines that supply electricity to the Lafarge factory near the village of Cidêde, west of Ain Issa. As a result of the bombardment, electricity was cut in dozens of villages of Ain Issa.

According to the Turkish Ministry of Defence, 29 targets in northern Syria and Iraq were destroyed in an air operation launched at 00:30, including caves, shelters and oil fields belonging to the "PKK/YPG/KCK and other terrorists". Last night, the Turkish army once again recorded heavy losses during its invasion of the guerrilla area in southern Kurdistan and confirmed the death of nine soldiers. The invading army then carried out violent attacks, as with the last wave of airstrikes on the infrastructure and civilian population in northern Syria over Christmas.

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) issued a written statement regarding the attacks carried out by the occupying Turkish state last night.

The statement pointed out that the Turkish state continues its criminal policies against the region by targeting service centres and infrastructure in North and East Syria.

"The Turkish government bombed Tirbespiyê, Rimêlan, Derik and Chilaxa regions late at night," the statement said, adding, "The aim of these attacks is to undermine the security of the region, to pose a real threat to counter-terrorism efforts and to prevent the resolution of the current conditions in the region."

The statement pointed out that: "The attack is a continuation of the efforts of genocide, displacement of the inhabitants and evacuation of the region. This is a dirty game and warnings must be made against it and its dangers. We declare that these attacks on our territory must be stopped. The consequences of the attacks constitute a threat to the entire region and a gratuitous service to the return of terrorism, as well as an attempt to fuelling ethnic conflicts that Turkey has so far failed to resolve. Turkey clearly wants to take advantage of the events in the region to realise its plans against our people. It also wants to deceive the Turkish people and distract them from its failures.”

“We call on all active forces in Syria to recognise the danger posed by these illegal attacks and their negative consequences for efforts to stabilise the region. These attacks also threaten the work of social organisation and democratic solutions in our regions and the efforts to eradicate terrorism and extremism. In order to prevent these attacks, legal and humanitarian organisations must play their part and fulfil their responsibilities,” AANES said.

The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria emphasised that it stands by the people in the face of attacks and hostile policies against the region and said, "We call for the defence of our institutions, defence and self-defence, and the protection of the project of a democratic nation based on the fraternity of peoples and equal coexistence. The Project, the will and the determination of our people are the path to success and the defeat of all genocidal endeavours."