Turkish army hits east of the Euphrates

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) fired howitzer shells into Syria’s Ayn al Arab region, located in the east of the Euphrates.

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Four YPG militants were killed, six others injured in the attack, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.

The TAF had shelled YPG fronts in Zor Magar region located in the east of the Euphrates on October 28, which was followed by a second attack yesterday (October 30).

Two days after the attack, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s advisor İlnur Çevik wrote in Yeni Birlik newspaper that these attacks were ‘friendly message to the US’.

The region has been controlled by the US-backed YPG forces.

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