In north-eastern Syria, three members of the Assyrian Khabur Guards have been injured by Turkish artillery fire. The attack on Saturday was directed against the village of al-Aboush, north of Til Temir. The injured fighters are being treated at the local Şehîd Lêgerîn clinic. According to hospital information, their lives are not in danger.

Meanwhile, Turkish jihadist occupation forces are also bombing other villages in the mainly Christian town of Til Temir. The attacks have so far been concentrated against villages in the north and north-west of the Khabur Valley, including al-Aboush, al-Dardara, Qubur al-Qarajim and Umm al-Keif. There are no reports of casualties or even deaths among the civilian population. According to military reports, however, there was property damage to residential buildings. The electricity plant next to the Russian base in Til Temir was also bombed.

Strategic town of Til Temir

Til Temir occupies a key position in Turkey's occupation plans because the M4 runs through the town. The international transport route is considered the lifeline of northern Syria because it connects the Euphrates and Cizîrê regions. Since the Turkish state's invasion of Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ain) and Girê Spî (Tal Abyad), which started on 9 October 2019, more than thirty villages outside Til Temir have been occupied. Attacks in the region occur almost daily, phases of high intensity alternating with phases of low intensity. Twenty-seven villages in the Khabur Valley are directly on the front line, and five of all Assyrian villages in the region have already been depopulated by Turkey's warfare. Numerous people have been killed and dozens injured in the attacks. The Syrian troops stationed in Til Temir and the Russian military are generally not fulfilling their function to comply with a de-escalation and ceasefire agreement agreed between Ankara, Moscow and Washington in the course of the war of aggression in 2019.