(Zaman Al Wasl)- Free Syrian Army have taken control of 8 villages from Kurdish militias near the border town of Jarabulus in northern Syria, Anadolu news agency reported.
FSA fighters backed by Turkish air strikes and artillery took 8 villages, including strategic al-Amarneh village, from the PYD militia after fierce fighting that left 15 militants dead, the agency said.
'Euphrates Shield' campaign saw the Turkish military back the FSA with artillery, tanks, air power and special forces in taking Jarabulus, which lies to the west of the Euphrates River and around a kilometer (mile) to the south of the Turkish border. Aircraft from the anti-isis coalition also backed the operation.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish air strikes and artillery attacks killed at least 20 civilians and 50 wounded dozens more on Sunday, the fifth day of Turkey's cross-border campaign that it says targets Islamic State and Kurdish forces.
Turkey's warplanes roared into north Syria at daybreak and its artillery pounded what security sources said were sites held by Kurdish YPG militia, after the Observatory reported fierce overnight fighting around villages.
The region is controlled by militias aligned to the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a broad grouping which includes the YPG.
Turkish security sources said warplanes and artillery had hit Kurdish YPG militia sites near Manbij, a city south of the frontier town of Jarablus that had been captured by Kurdish-aligned SDF this month in a U.S.-backed operation. (With AA, Reuters)
FSA fighters backed by Turkish air strikes and artillery took 8 villages, including strategic al-Amarneh village, from the PYD militia after fierce fighting that left 15 militants dead, the agency said.
'Euphrates Shield' campaign saw the Turkish military back the FSA with artillery, tanks, air power and special forces in taking Jarabulus, which lies to the west of the Euphrates River and around a kilometer (mile) to the south of the Turkish border. Aircraft from the anti-isis coalition also backed the operation.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Turkish air strikes and artillery attacks killed at least 20 civilians and 50 wounded dozens more on Sunday, the fifth day of Turkey's cross-border campaign that it says targets Islamic State and Kurdish forces.
Turkey's warplanes roared into north Syria at daybreak and its artillery pounded what security sources said were sites held by Kurdish YPG militia, after the Observatory reported fierce overnight fighting around villages.
The region is controlled by militias aligned to the Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a broad grouping which includes the YPG.
Turkish security sources said warplanes and artillery had hit Kurdish YPG militia sites near Manbij, a city south of the frontier town of Jarablus that had been captured by Kurdish-aligned SDF this month in a U.S.-backed operation. (With AA, Reuters)
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