The Turkish army is trying to isolate the localities in Rojava from each other through targeted shelling. According to ANHA news agency, the Turkish army began targeted shelling of civilian vehicles on the connecting road between Zirgan (ar. Abu Rasen) and Til Temir along the occupied territories in Rojava on Tuesday night. The shelling continued in the morning hours. So far, there do not seem to be any casualties.

Already on Sunday, shelling was reported from the town of Zirgan. The villages of Dada Abdal, Esediyê and Bobî to the north-west were targeted by the attack and there was considerable damage to crops and houses. Earlier, occupation forces attacked Til Temir, south of Zirgan. The aggression began on Sunday night and continued during the day with short interruptions, affecting the Syriac-populated village of al-Dardara. Information on the extent of the attacks was not available until the end of the day.