For the second day in a row, Turkish artillery hit the Assyrian village of Til Tawil (Bnay Roumta) near Til Temir. The villagers complained of massive damage to houses. Some buildings have been reduced to rubble.
For the second day in a row, Turkish-jihadist occupying forces in North-Eastern Syria bombed the small town of Til Temir, located in the Christian-populated Khabur Valley. The attacks were concentrated on the villages of Tawila and Til Tawil. In the latter, the population complained about massive damage to houses and other buildings. No one was injured because villagers fled to shelters after the attacks began.
Many houses were severely damaged and the wall in front of the village church was also hit by artillery fire.
Til Tawil, whose historical name is Bnay Roumta, is an Assyrian village on the edge of the M4. The residents belong to the Assyrian Church of the East.
The purpose of the attacks by Turkey and its mercenaries is to expel the traditional population from Til Temir and expand their occupied zone. The city, with its predominantly Christian Suryoye population, is an important target of the invading forces due to its strategic location.
Like Ain Issa, Til Temir is situated on the Syrian East-west connection, the M4 motorway which runs through the North and Northeast of Syria like a lifeline and is considered a link between the self-governing regions of the Euphrates and Cizîrê. Turkey has been trying to take control of the M4 since 2019.
