DAMASCUS, Oct 13 (NNN-SANA) – At least 30 civilians have so far been killed, in northern Syria since Turkey unleashed a military offensive against the Kurdish militias on Wednesday, a war monitor reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The civilians were killed as a result of “random” Turkish shelling on several areas in northern Syria, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Britain-based watchdog group said, the humanitarian situation is worsening, noting that the Turkish assault could lead to a “humanitarian catastrophe.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, the observatory said, 27 villages have so far fallen to the Turkish forces and their allied Syrian rebels in northern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said, the 148 fighters of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as well as, from the Turkey-backed rebels and Turkish soldiers, have been killed since Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The military campaign against the Kurdish forces also led to the displacement of 100,000 civilians, according to the observatory and a recent UN report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For its side, the Turkish military campaign has been intensified against Syrian areas in the Hasakah province in northeastern Syria and northern Raqqa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It said that the Turkish forces captured areas after the collapse of the SDF in some parts, in the northern countryside of Hasakah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Turkish operation also aims to create a safe zone in northern Syria and resettle millions of Syrian refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It came after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from northern Syria, which was seen as a sign of abandoning the Kurdish forces that used to be Washington’s allies in fighting the Daesh in Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Syrian Foreign Ministry has issued two statements since the beginning of the Turkish operation, accusing the Turkish side of targeting residential areas and causing deaths among civilians.– NNN-SANA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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