People's Defense Units (YPG) Press Office has released a written statement detailing the ongoing attacks and violations by the Turkish army and allied gangs on Rojava's Efrîn Canton for the last 7 days.

The 7-day balance sheet announced by the YPG Press Office is as follows:

"On 10.08.2017, gangs affiliated to the Turkish army shelled the villages of Ayn Daqna and Maranez in Shera district and Basûfanê village in Shêrewa district with mortars and howitzers.

On 11.08.2017, gangs affiliated to the Turkish army shelled the villages of Cilbir and Basilê in Shêrewa district. The same day from 18.00 - 19.00, the Turkish army attacked the villages of Ayn Daqna and Maranez in Shera district. On the other hand, unmanned surveillance aircraft flew over the region of Qitmê in Shera district.

On 12.08.2017, gangs affiliated to the Turkish army attacked again the village of Maranez in Shera district and hill Martyr Şîlan linked to the region of Cindirês with DShK and BKC fire.

On 13.08.2017, gangs affiliated to the Turkish army, that attempted to attack the positions of our forces with two vehicles and a bulldozer were noticed by our forces and hit with heavy weaponry. While the bulldozer was destroyed by our forces, the gangs fled the scene as result of the retaliation. The gangs later attacked the villages of Ayn Daqna, Vîla Qadî, Maranez, Belûniyê and Hill Qestelê in Shera district with DShK weapons, howitzers and tank fire.

On the same day, gangs attacked the area between hill Baz and hill Barîn in Cindirêsê district with DShK and BKC weapons. While clashes erupted in the mentioned area upon the response of our forces, clear details on the killed and injured gang members could not be obtained.

On the other hand, unmanned aerial vehicles of the Turkish army flew over the villages of Qestelê, Qitmê and Kefer Cennê in Shera district.

At 11.00 on 14.08.2017, gangs affiliated to the Turkish army shelled hill Belûniyê in Shera district.

On 15.08.2017, the gangs operating under the command of the Turkish army shelled the villages of al-Kamiyê, Maranez and Belûniyê in Shera district with BKC, DShK and howitzer fire. One of our fighters who resisted heroically during the battles, fell a martyr due to the artillery attacks, and another fighter was critically wounded.

At 01.00 on 16.08.2017, gangs affiliated to the Turkish army attacked the villages of Ayn Daqna and al-Kamiyê in Shera district with howitzers. On the same day, the gangs attacked hill Basûfanê in Efrîn's Shera district with mortars."