Artillery shells fired by the Turkish army and its jihadist auxiliary force SNA ("Syrian National Army") have been hitting northwestern Syria since Friday morning. The target of the attacks in Afrin is the northern district of Şera. According to reports, the villages of Til Ajar, Alqemiyê, Meştel and Merenaz are affected by the shelling. So far, about forty shells have hit the area, reports say.

In the neighboring canton of Şehba, attacks are concentrated in the villages of Eyn Deqnê, Bêlûniyê, Şêx Îsa and Semûqa, as well as the reservoir southeast of Tel Rifat. There, too, there is talk of several dozen shell impacts. No information is yet available on possible casualties or damage caused by the shelling.

Meanwhile, a Turkish army combat drone is circling in the skies above the town of Manbij further to the east. According to information from the region, the aircraft is flying over the villages of Awn al-Dadat and Arab Hasan Kabir, located to the northwest of Manbij.