While a large-scale land attack by the Turkish state mercenaries on the villages northwest of Manbij was repelled on Thursday night, the villages to the north and west of Til Temir continue to be bombed.
According to local sources, mercenary groups affiliated with the Turkish state carried out a large-scale land attack on the villages of Ereb Hesen, Muhsenlî, Toxar, Um Edese and Um Cilod in the northwest of Manbij on Thursday night.
The fighters of the Manbij Military Council responded to the attacks immediately, and the clashes continued until the morning hours.
Many mercenaries were killed during the clashes, while a large amount of military ammunition was confiscated. The attacks carried out by the mercenaries were repelled.
Villages to the north and west of Til Temi have also been heavily bombed since Thursday.
According to the information received, the villages of Tewîle, Til Tewîl, Asuriye, Til Cuma, Um El Xêr, Til Gerebêt and Gozeliyê in the west of the city and the village of Dirdara in the north of the city are being bombarded with heavy weapons and mortars.
The Turkish state escalated its attacks against Shehba, Manbij, Ein Îsa and Til Temir regions at the same time that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launched their operation against ISIS mercenaries and drug dealers in Deir ez-Zor on 27 August.
