Turkish artillery hits areas near Kobani, drone strikes launched in Raqqa Province
By Jason Ditz
Fighting and attacks continue to rage across northern Syria, as Turkey and their allies in the self-described Syrian National Army (SNA) attack Kurdish forces from the US-backed SDF. Strikes and clashes are reported in multiple areas.
SNA forces attacked areas south of Manbij and near the Tishreen Dam. Turkish artillery forces attacked areas around the city of Kobani, and further to the east, there were four Turkish drone strikes against Kurdish forces in the Raqqa Province.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke at a news conference in Ankara on Monday, saying the situation is changing inside Syria and it is “only a matter of time” before Kurdish militant groups there are totally wiped out.
Fidan warned western nations against continuing to support the Kurds, insisting that they were using ISIS “as an excuse to embolden the PKK,” a banned Kurdish faction in Turkey.
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