HRE: Four mercenaries killed in Afrin and Azaz

Four members of the occupying forces were killed in the northern Syrian regions of Afrin and Azaz during actions by Afrin Liberation Forces.

The Afrin Liberation Forces (Hêzên Rizgariya Efrînê, HRE) published a balance sheet of their actions between July 13 and 20. The statement details two actions carried out by HRE fighters.

Accordingly, on July 13, HRE units targeted a base of Turkish-backed militias in the village of Sarinjak in Afrin’s Bilbile district. Three members of the militias were killed and two others were injured. After the action, some villagers were kidnapped and tortured by militiamen.

On July 20, the HRE snipers hit members of the occupation forces near Azaz. A member of the Sultan Murad Brigade was killed.

According to the statement, a total of four Turkish-backed militiamen were killed and two others injured as a result of HRE actions.