Turkish jihadist occupation forces have recently started using snipers in their attacks on the town of Ain Issa in the autonomous region of northern and eastern Syria. A 50-year-old man was shot in the leg on Monday. The man was in the industrial district when fire was opened on him. He is being treated in the Şehîd Omer Elûş hospital, and there is no danger to his life, according to reports.

Ain Issa has recently come under almost daily attack again by the Turkish army and the Islamists it commands in the "Syrian National Army" (SNA) - a coalition of reactionary, Islamist and fundamentalist militias financed and led by the Turkish government. The town is located south of the occupation zone around Girê Spî (Tal Abyad) on the M4 highway. The highway represents a strategic target for the Turkish invading forces, as it runs through northern Syria like a lifeline. On the one hand, the attacks aim to disrupt the east-west connection between the self-governing areas, but on the other hand, the perspective is to conquer and occupy an area that includes the M4. The attacks on the M4 contradict the ceasefire agreements guaranteed by Russia and the United States. Nevertheless, the attacks continue permanently.

Just Monday morning, a truck was attacked in Ain Issa. The vehicle was parked with a load of sand near the Al-Saqr service area west of the city when the attack occurred. No one was injured, according to reports so far. Meanwhile, it remains unclear how the attack occurred. The use of a killer drone of the Turkish state is suspected.

On Sunday, three civilians were injured in Ain Issa in an artillery attack on their village, Abu Naytulah. Since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to invade northern and eastern Syria again, attacks against the autonomous areas have escalated. The Turkish jihadist occupiers have already been massing large contingents of troops outside Ain Issa for two weeks.