The Internal Security Forces announced in a statement on Saturday that the ongoing attacks of the Turkish army and allied mercenaries on the villages of Til Temir (Tal Tamr) have left 7 people injured, including a child.

“The peoples of North and East Syria will stand against these attacks,” said the statement.

According to reports from the ground, the number of civilians injured in the attacks has risen to 9.

Four civilians slightly injured in the aggression were taken to the Şehîd Lêgerîn Hospital in Til Temir, while five others with critical injuries have been taken to the Public Hospital in Heseke.

Eight of the injured civilians were identified as; Leyla Omer Salih (4), Cûrî Omer Salih (25), Ehmed Mihemed El-Mihemed (60), Omer Hisên Ziyab, Hilwê Izo Ewad (63), Nofa Elawî El-Elî (60), Neîm Mihemed Wezo (30) and Newres Hemîd (25).

The strategic city of Til Temir

Til Temir holds a key position in Turkey's occupation plans because the M4 passes through the small town. The international traffic route is considered the lifeline of northern Syria, because it connects the Euphrates and Cizîrê regions with each other. Since the invasion of Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî (Tall Abyad) by Turkey, in October 2019, more than thirty villages near Til Temir have already been occupied.

Attacks in the region occur almost daily, with phases of high intensity alternating with phases of low intensity. 27 villages in the Khabur valley are directly on the front line. Five of all Assyrian villages in the region have already been depopulated by Turkey's attacks. Scores of people have been killed in the attacks and dozens injured. The Syrian troops stationed in Til Temir and the Russian military are not fulfilling their function of complying with a de-escalation and ceasefire agreement agreed between Ankara, Moscow and Washington in the course of the 2019 war of aggression.