Aleppo, Northwest Syria – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Sunday that the Ministry of Defense of the Syrian interim Government shelled a village in eastern rural Aleppo, causing casualties.
In a statement published on its official website, the SDF said that factions affiliated with the Damascus government and supported by Turkey shelled the village of Um Tina in Deir Hafer area east of Aleppo, killing seven civilians and injuring four others.
The statement added that interim government forces launched drone attacks on the area, followed by heavy artillery shelling at 7 p.m., directly targeting civilian homes.
Meanwhile, the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), citing the Department of Media and Communication at the Ministry of Defense, reported that the Syrian Democratic Forces shelled the villages of Tal Maaz, Alassa, and Al-Kayariya in eastern rural Aleppo with mortar rounds on Saturday evening.
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It added that during the shelling, the Ministry of Defense forces observed the launch of rockets from an SDF rocket launcher toward the village of Um Tina, which is under their control.
On Saturday, the Syrian Democratic Forces said that they responded to an attack launched by transitional government forces in rural Aleppo province.
In a statement posted on Facebook, the SDF said that a drone belonging to armed groups of the Damascus government targeted one of its military points in the Deir Hafer area of eastern rural Aleppo.
The Syrian Democratic Forces noted that the attack by transitional government forces did not cause any human or material losses.
It continued, saying that its forces immediately responded with precise strikes against the sources of fire, scoring confirmed hits that forced the attackers to retreat.
The SDF stressed that its forces remain fully prepared to repel any aggression and that its response will always be decisive against anyone attempting to target its positions and fighters.
