Conflict in Syria escalates
(VOVWORLD) - Turkish security forces said on Friday it attacked militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Syria and eastern Turkey and destroyed at least 15 militant targets, including storage facilities and shelters.
 Smoke rises after Turkey's airstrikes in Hasakah, Syria on October 5, 2023. (Photo: North Press Agency/Reuters) |
Throughout the night and into the early morning on Friday, Syrian government troops blasted artillery shells into rebel-held territory in the northern provinces of Idlib and Aleppo.
The attacks destroyed vehicles, weapons, and “neutralized” many Kurdish militants, Syria’s National Defense Ministry said in a statement without mentioning the specific number of casualties.
Observers have expressed concerns over a new wave conflicts in Syria in the coming days.