DAMASCUS, Oct 14 (NNN-SANA) – Turkish forces, on Sunday, captured new areas in northern and northeastern Syria, as part of the declared military assault against Kurdish forces.
Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels, captured parts of the town of Tell Abyad, in the northern province of Raqqa and stormed a position of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the area.
The Turkish forces also captured a number of villages and towns in the countryside of Raqqa and the northeastern province of Hasakah, as its military campaign entered its fifth day on Sunday.
Among the areas and facilities captured by the Turkish forces was the Mabroukeh electricity station, in the countryside of Ras al-Ayn, in Hasakah countryside.
Meanwhile, the SDF emptied a displacement camp of its 10,000 residents, following Turkish airstrikes that targeted the vicinity of the camp in the Ayn Issa area, in the northern countryside of Raqqa.
The SDF also set free women of Daesh affiliations from the camp.
As the Turkish campaign continued, as many as 280 SDF fighters deserted their positions, in the northern countryside of Hasakah.– NNN-SANA