Turkish army strikes YPG/PKK posts in Syria's Tal Rifat
YPG/PKK recently stepped up terrorist activities in Afrin, surrounding areas
By Omer Koparan and Adham Kako
AZAZ, Syria (AA) - Turkish Armed Forces on Thursday struck the YPG/PKK terror group targets occupying villages near northern Syria's Tal Rifat.
Howitzers deployed in area-of-operations of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield fired 12 rounds against YPG/PKK posts in Tal Rifat Shayk Issa village and Harbil village of Mare district.
On Wednesday, Turkish army struck YPG/PKK posts in Tal Rifat as well.
- Situation in Tal Rifat
For the last three years, Tal Rifat has been occupied by the YPG/PKK, which has dubbed the territory between Tal Rifat and Manbij as the “Shahba Canton”.
The YPG/PKK occupied Tal Rifat in 2016 in hopes of linking Afrin to areas under its control east of the Euphrates River, thus establishing a zone of influence along Syria’s border with Turkey.
Syria’s Al-Bab district, however, which is located between Tal Rifat and Manbij, falls within Operation Euphrates Shield’s area-of-operations, thus disrupting the YPG/PKK’s sought-for territorial link.
Some 250,000 refugees from Tal Rifat and its outskirts have taken up temporary residence in the opposition-held city of Azaz, located adjacent to the Euphrates Shield zone.
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