Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, clashes between Kurdish factionsand Turkiye-backed groups in Aleppo province resulted in 18 deaths on bothsides.
The death toll of Turkiye-backed fighters has risen to 13since yesterday, in the ongoing reciprocal attacks near the Tishrin Dam ineastern Aleppo, five members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killedby Turkish drone strikes and artillery shells in the same area, according tothe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
Turkish forces and their allied factions also carried outartillery bombardments in areas within the "Euphrates Shield" zone,including the vicinity of the town of Sarrin south of the city of Kobani andits countryside, the observatory added.
In addition, four Turkish kamikaze drones targeted positionsof the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Al-Moftahiya Village, following theSDF's successful downing of a drone in Deir Hafer, southwest of Manbij, Aleppo.
Meanwhile, another drone struck a checkpoint of the InternalSecurity Forces (Asayish) in Sabsy Afnan Village, located in the westerncountryside of Raqqa.
No casualties were reported from these incidents.
Fighting between the two sides has continued for more than amonth with no significant changes in territorial control.
This escalation comes after Syrian government forcescollapsed on December 8, with Turkiye-backed factions launching an offensiveagainst Kurdish forces, seizing the towns of Tal Rifaat and Manbij.
The Kurdish-dominated SDF still controls large areas innortheastern Syria and parts of Deir ez-Zor province in the east, particularlyon the eastern bank of the Euphrates River.
Earlier today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganreiterated his warning to the Syrian Kurdish YPG, a group linked to the bannedKurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), urging them to lay down their arms.
“If the YPG refuses to disarm, they will face an inevitableend,” Erdogan stated.
He further threatened a new cross-border operation againstKurdish militants in Syria if Turkey perceives a threat, adding, “Turkey isprepared to take action when necessary.”
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