Turkish-bakced Syrian forces have thwarted an attack by Kurdish YPG militia in northeastern Ras al-Ayn region, a military source told Zaman al-Wasl Monday.
The third infiltration attempt in a week into Ras al-Ayn was fended off by National Army fighters as YPG sleeper cells try to carry out new blast attacks.
Meanwhile, the death toll of Sunday's blast has topped to nine in Ras al-Ayn town.
The suspected YPG-blast went off in the vegetable marketplace in the Turkish-held region.
The Turkish military and the Syrian National Army attacked Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria on October 9 with the aim of creating a roughly 30-kilometer (20-mile) deep buffer zone.
Ankara views the YPG as a terrorist group linked to Kurdish militants on its own soil and has mounted military operations in northern Syria to push it back from the border.
Zaman A Wasl
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