Turkish Operation Displaces 70,000 Civilians In N Syria: Monitor

Turkish Operation Displaces 70,000 Civilians In N Syria: Monitor

DAMASCUS, Oct 11 (NNN-SANA) – The Turkish military campaign against Kurdish forces in northern Syria, has so far, displaced 70,000 civilians, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The military campaign, which was launched on Wednesday, also led to the falling of 11 villages into the hands of the Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels, said the Britain-based watchdog group.

It added that 10 civilians have so far been killed.

Meanwhile, the Turkish intensive shelling, targeted infrastructure in the countryside of Hasakah province, in northeastern Syria, as well as, the northern countryside of the northern province of Raqqa.

It said, water stations, electricity plants, dams, oil fields, as well as, residential areas were targeted during the shelling.

It was reported, on Thursday evening that, about 100 U.S. soldiers withdrew from the Kurdish-held areas, in northeastern Syria towards Iraq.– NNN-SANA

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