The Turkish Air Force struck a civilian convoy heading toward the fiercely contested Tishreen Dam in Northern Syria, killing at least three people and injuring 19.
The convoy, consisting of several hundred people, departed from Kobane on Wednesday morning to protect the vital hydroelectric plant at Tishreen Dam. Recent Turkish air strikes on the dam had already deprived Kobane of electricity.
Eyewitnesses later brought to a hospital in Kobane reported that 22 vehicles, including an ambulance, were targeted by four consecutive air strikes. Six of the injured were taken to Kobane for medical treatment, but some of the wounded could not be evacuated due to the ongoing risk of further attacks.
Poor cellular networks in Tishreen have left many unable to confirm their loved ones' fate, drawing over 200 people to Kobane hospital.
"We call on the international community to urgently stop the Turkish air strikes," said Farhan Haj Issa, Co-President of the Euphrates Region Autonomous Administration.
The convoy, consisting of several hundred people, departed from Kobane on Wednesday morning to protect the vital hydroelectric plant at Tishreen Dam. Recent Turkish air strikes on the dam had already deprived Kobane of electricity.
Eyewitnesses later brought to a hospital in Kobane reported that 22 vehicles, including an ambulance, were targeted by four consecutive air strikes. Six of the injured were taken to Kobane for medical treatment, but some of the wounded could not be evacuated due to the ongoing risk of further attacks.
Poor cellular networks in Tishreen have left many unable to confirm their loved ones' fate, drawing over 200 people to Kobane hospital.
"We call on the international community to urgently stop the Turkish air strikes," said Farhan Haj Issa, Co-President of the Euphrates Region Autonomous Administration.
On January 16, more than a thousand people in Kobane protested against Turkish air strikes on civilians, chanting slogans in support of the Syrian Democratic Forces.
On January 18, five civilian casualties from the Turkish air strikes were brought back to Kobane for burial. Among them were an ambulance driver and a married couple, leaving their 7-month-old child orphaned.
Later that afternoon, a convoy was finally able to return from Tishreen, where hundreds of people gathered to welcome their loved ones.
On January 18, five civilian casualties from the Turkish air strikes were brought back to Kobane for burial. Among them were an ambulance driver and a married couple, leaving their 7-month-old child orphaned.
Later that afternoon, a convoy was finally able to return from Tishreen, where hundreds of people gathered to welcome their loved ones.
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