Turkish warplanes, artillery hit targets in north Syria; 35 killed

KARKAMIS (Turkey), August 28

A group monitoring the Syrian war said Turkish air strikes had killed at least 15 civilians in northern Syria, bringing to 35 the number of people it says have been killed in Turkish air strikes in the area on Sunday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 20 more people were wounded in the air raid targeting a farm near the village of al-Amarna, which was captured by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels from Kurdish-allied militia on Sunday.

In a separate attack, the Observatory had said at least 20 people were killed and 50 more wounded in Turkish air strikes on the village of Jub al-Kousa, also within an area held by the Kurdish-allied militia.

There was no immediate comment from the Kurdish YPG militia, but forces aligned with the Kurdish group had said on Saturday that no Kurdish militia had been in areas being targeted by Turkish troops or its allies. Turkey has said its campaign is against Islamic State and also aims at stopping Kurdish forces extending territory they control.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday Turkish warplanes had struck areas north of Manbij, a city south of Jarablus captured by Kurdish-aligned Syrian Democratic Forces this month in a US-backed operation. — Reuters