According to the Manbij Military Council, the Turkish occupation forces and their mercenaries in the Syrian National Army (SNA) have started to bombard the villages of al-Cat and Hosheriye in the northeast of the self-governing city of Manbij with artillery shells.

The attacks began on Tuesday morning. No news about the consequences of the attacks was available. In the last few days there had been increased artillery attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria. The attacks on civilian settlements represent a war crime according to international laws.