According to a statement from the Ministry of Health in Damascus, SDF troops were to shell residential areas of Aleppo. The Ministry of Defense said that Kurdish fighters were to carry out a “sudden attack on the security forces and army” in two districts of the city.
The SDF denied these accusations and said the attack using tanks and artillery was carried out by armed units linked to the Syrian government. In response to this announcement, the authorities in Damascus emphasized that their actions were “a response to the fire from Kurdish forces.”
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How many people died in the fighting in Syria?
What injuries did the children suffer?
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What did the Turkish Foreign Minister say?
According to witnesses of the fighting quoted by Reuters, the sounds of artillery and mortar shells can be heard in the city, and government forces have gathered a large number of troops there. Local authorities assured that they are working to ensure the safety of civilians and the possible evacuation of districts affected by fighting.
The Turkish minister spoke
Reuters emphasized that a few hours earlier, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who was visiting Syria, said that SDF troops “apparently do not intend to fulfill their commitment to integrate with the Syrian army by the end of the year.”
In the opinion of the Turkish authorities, the US-backed SDF troops, which control large areas of north-eastern Syria, are a terrorist organization. Ankara threatened to take military action itself unless Syrian Kurdish units fulfill the agreement with the authorities in Damascus.
