Nearly 50 Pro-Damascus Popular Forces Killed in Turkish Air Raids in Northern Syria

TEHRAN (defapress)- A Sum of 46 popular forces, affiliated to the Syrian Army, have been killed and dozens more wounded in the Turkish airstrikes in the Kurdish-held Afrin region in the last two days, a media outlet reported on Sunday.

News ID: 68997

Date: 04 March 2018 - 14:10

The Arabic-language Al Arabiya TV network quoted the London-based Syrian Observatory Human Rights (SOHR) as saying that a sum of 36 pro-Damascus popular forces were killed in Turkish airstrikes in the village of Kafr Jeneh in Afrin region on Saturday.

Also, the Arabic-language website of RT reported that the Turkish fighter jets struck the village of Kora in Rajou region, killing at least 10 pro-Syrian popular forces and wounding several more.

There are yet no report on the number of those wounded in the attack.

Hawar news reported on Friday that a number of Turkish army men and allied militants, including three Gendarme and police forces, were killed in Operation Olive Branch against the Kurds in the village of Balilaka in Rajou region.

Hawar news further said that a military vehicle of Ankara forces was also destroyed in the fight against the Kurdish militants near the village of Kowanda.

Also, a number of Turkey-affiliated militants were killed or wounded in the village of Midana in Rajou.