Afrinpost – Special
On February 5, 2018, the Turkish forces with the Muslim Brotherhood militia, known as the “Syrian National Army / Free Army”, continued on its invasion on the seventeenth day, on the Kurdish region of Afrin in northern Syria, with the aim of depriving its residents of their legitimate right to manage themselves. Within the political system they created under the name of “self-administration”, which managed to protect them from the fierce civil war that had been raging for seven years on the outskirts of Afrin, without allowing the people of Afrin from the “Syrian Democratic Forces” to leak terrorists and hidden extremists under the names (Revolution and Freedom) in order to sabotage and the destruction of the social fabric of the Syrian, service to the ambitions of the Turkish occupation seeking to restore the Ottoman Empire.
Politically ..
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said that Turkey should stop its military operations in Afrin, north of Syria, calling on the Turkish Foreign Ministry to respect Syrian sovereignty and reconsider its policies in northern Syria, and Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasimi stated that Turkey should stop its military operations in Syria and respect the sovereignty of the Syrian territories. Considering that the continuation of Turkish military operations may lead to the return of “terrorists”.
Qasimi added during his weekly press conference, that Ankara should reconsider its operations, stressing that any steps must be taken at the Astana conference, and that any interference to it in the Syrian territories must be with the approval of the Syrian regime, and then pointed to the existence of negotiations with the aim of ending the operations Turkish military in northern Syria, indicating that Tehran will continue its talks with Russia and Turkey regarding the ongoing military operations in Afrin.
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The invading forces formed by the invading Turkish army and the Muslim Brotherhood militants who are known as the (Syrian National Army / Free Army), said that they occupied new villages and heights in Afrin countryside, while the SDF stated that more than twenty fighters, they killed in the battles of defense of the Kurdish region Northern Syria.
Media loyal to the Turkish occupation and the Muslim Brotherhood organization said that the village of Sourke was occupied in Raju district, and the Dekmdash village in Sharah / Sharan district was occupied.
According to the Turkish invasion media, the invading forces were able in the seventeen years to apply their occupation to five towns – including the center of the Bulbulah \ Balbul district north of Afrin – and 23 villages and farms, 11 strategic mountains or hills, and 36 points that were subject to the SDF.
Parallel to the battles taking place in several axes north and west of Afrin, 22 fighters funeral from the Syrian Democratic Forces took place in Afirn, those who were martyred during their defense of the region, in the face of Turkish and Muslim brothers invading their land, while the Turkish invasion army announced the killing of a soldier in a mortar shelling, wounding Damaged tank.
Simultaneously, the Turkish artillery continued targeting the areas of rural Afrin, while a spokesman for the Turkish invasion government called Bakr Buzdag said after a cabinet meeting that his country would destroy any weapons or ammunition transported to the Afrin region from anywhere in Syria, and added that the Turkish Air Force does not suffer from Any problems regarding the use of the airspace over the Afrin region.
In turn, the Syrian regime news agency, “SANA”, reported that the number of victims who arrived at the Afrin Hospital since the first day of the ongoing Turkish “aggression” on the region amounted to 142 civilians and 345 wounded, and SANA indicated that these victims were the result of The method used by the invading Turkish forces to target civilians, buildings and infrastructure for Afrin, and the agency noted that “the Turkish regime forces bombed the noon of the fifth of February 2018, the Red Crescent Center in the Raju region with a barrage of shells, which caused great material damage in the center that provides aid Medical for my family Area, especially those who have been wounded as a result of being targeted by the Turkish defender. “
The agency indicated that “a 67-year-old citizen of the city was injured today by shrapnel in the head as a result of the Turkish army’s bombing of Afrin at the junction of the center of the Jineres area and was taken to the hospital for treatment.” And local sources said that “after the losses incurred by the Turkish forces and since today The first for its attack on the city of Afrin and its inability to achieve any of the goals of its aggression in all axes of the city. These forces resort with the terrorist organizations operating under their command to bomb vital and service areas in the region.
In the context, the director of the media office of “SDF ” told Al-Mayadeen that the Turkish forces and their allies from the Al-Nusra Front had failed to achieve any real achievements on the field, and he says that they are bombing Afrin in an organized manner and targeting children, women, the displaced and archaeological sites.
The Turkish invading army continued its heavy artillery and air strikes on the city of Raju northwest of Afrin, which resulted in civilian casualties and a large number of houses damaged. Where Al-Mayadeen correspondent reported that most of the villages north of Afrin border with Turkey have become areas of clash between the invading Turkish army and the People’s Protection Units defending the region alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces.
The director of the media office of the Syrian Democratic Forces “SDF” said that the Turkish forces and their allies from the Al-Nusra Front had failed to achieve any real achievements on the ground. He described in his contact with the fields the Turkish forces talk about their progress in 16 border villages after 16 days of fighting, “With Turkish propaganda,” stressing that Turkey, as an official sponsor of terrorism, is unable to achieve any real victory in the battles in Afrin.
He pointed out that “Turkish forces shelled Afrin in an organized manner and targeted children, women, displaced people and archaeological sites,” stressing that it “will be a graveyard for the terrorist project that Turkey is planning.”
