The Turkish state and its army recruited from ISIS and other groups increased their invasion attacks against residential areas in North and East Syria as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continues its operations to ensure the security of the region.
According to an ANHA report based on Manbij Military Council (MMC) sources, Turkish-backed mercenaries attacked the villages of Al-Buhej and Al-Bugaz to the northwest of Manbij at 12:00 local time today.
Violent clashes erupted as a result of the response from fighters of the Manbij Military Council, and the attacks were repelled. According to reports, dozens of mercenaries were killed and MMC fighters have taken intense measures in the region.
In a statement on 5 September, the Manbij Military Council reported that the Turkish-backed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly al-Nusra) mercenaries had settled in some occupied villages on the western outskirts of the city.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Manbij Military Council said: “Our forces monitored Hayat Tahrir al-Sham HTS movements and positioning in the occupied Manbij villages, former Jabhat al-Nusra, a group internationally recognized as a terrorist organization. These movements were monitored on the outskirts of the city of Manbij, specifically in many Turkish-occupied villages in the west and north of Manbij, in particular Al-Yashli and Al-Sheikh Nasser in northwest Manbij, which are approximately 19 kilometers away. They have deployed heavy weapons in villages and deliberately evacuated the people. The movements of HTS come in coordination with the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries following their failed attacks on the Manbij countryside that were thwarted earlier by the Manbij Military Council.”
Manbij has been under attack by jihadist proxy forces affiliated with Turkey since 1 September. On Tuesday, four members of the Security Forces of North and East Syria (Asayîş) were killed in fighting. In a large-scale attack last Friday, four siblings aged ten, fourteen, fifteen and seventeen were killed by Turkish artillery fire. On Saturday, a 70-year-old woman was killed and other people were injured in a village on the north-western front.
On the other hand, the invading Turkish army launched an aggression on the villages of Sêgîro, Hiwêca, Sefawiyê and Cehbet to the west and east of the Ain Issa district last night. Further details about the attack with heavy weapons are not yet available.
