Turkish-backed militants in the area of Afrin
On August 12, cells of the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) carreid out two separate bombing attacks on the Turkish Armed Forces and the Turkish-backed militant group Firqat Hamza in the northern Syrian area of Afrin, the YPG claimed in a statement on Auugust 15.
According to the statement, the YPG attacked the Turkey-led forces on the road leading to the district of Tirandah in the Afrin area. At least 10 Turkish-backed fighters were allegedly killed and 20 others were injured in the attacks.
On August 12, our forces targeted #Turkish troops and the Firqat Hamza terrorists with 2 separate bombings operations on the road leading to the Tirandah neighbourhod in #Afrin city center. As a result, 10 terrorists have been eliminated and at least 20 others injured.
— Rojava Defense Units | YPG (@DefenseUnits) 15 August 2018
