27th October 2015

ANF – News Desk

The YPG Press Office has released a statement reporting ongoing attacks by the Turkish army against positions secured by combatants of the People’s Defense Units (YPG) near the two border towns of Kobane and Tal Abyad – that started on October 24.

Accordingly;

On October 25 between 22:00 and 23:00 in the west of the border city of Gire Spi (Tal Abyad), Kobane Canton, the Turkish military – armed by A4 weapons – attacked the Defense Units’ protected locations.

Around 2 pm today, October 26, Turkish military this time has used snipers against the Defense Units’ border positions near the village of Zormaghar, western Kobane. During today’s violations committed by the Turkish Army no casualties were reported.

Simultaneously in the west and southern Kobane region, the ISIS gangs are continuing to perform their assaults by heavy weaponry.

Between 21:00-22:00 on October 25 and between 08:00 and 10:00 today (October 26), the ISIS gangs launched a range of heavy attacks on the villages of Shikayf and Mirvah in the countryside of the town Sarrin, Kobani Canton.

Also today, between 03:00 and 04:00 a group of the ISIS gangs who were positioned in the village of Hamam near the town Jarabulus targeted the village of Jade in the western Kobane region with mortar fire. This attack directly aimed at the civilian population, fortunately, there were no casualties

Similarly in the village of Mikhara, Ain Issa, the ISIS attackers carried out another mortar attack between 14:00 and 15:00 in the Kobane region.