The statement says the following;

“The Turkish invasion army and its terrorist factions launched a massive attack on the city from two axes in the early morning hours with thousands of fighters, accompanied by indiscriminate shelling with warplanes and artilleries targeting all parts of the city.The clashes that started yesterday morning resulted in the death of many Turkish-backed mercenaries who have suffered heavy casualties.

Following violent clashes, we lost contact with a group of our fighters since yesterday afternoon due to the intense activity of Turkish aircraft."

After a heavy bombardment at noon, the invading Turkish army attacked the town of Silûk with tanks, adds the SDF Press Center and shared the following information about this attack:

"There were violent clashes in the town for a long time. Our forces organized an action against mercenary groups who tried to advance in the Nestel region. The mercenaries were forced to retreat.

After the clashes, warplanes and artillery units bombed the area heavily. Our forces also carried out an action against mercenaries trying to enter in the village of Sikêriyê. The mercenaries tried once again to enter, but were repelled. As a result of both actions, at least 10 mercenaries linked to the occupying Turkish state were killed, 3 tanks was destroyed, 3 AK-47 weapons were seized."

The SDF statement also confirmed that mercenaries seized an ambulance trying to reach civilians. The fate of the ambulance staff is unknown.

The SDF Press Center said: "We lost 6 of our friends in the clashes and bombings and we lost contact with a number of others."