The Syrian Democratic Forces reported on Sunday that seven people sustained injuries in attacks by militants linked to the Damascus government as tensions escalate across northeast Syria. The assaults occurred two weeks after the Deir Hafer massacre that claimed eight civilian lives through indiscriminate bombardments of residential areas.
A suicide drone struck a military vehicle near Deir Hafer early on Sunday morning and wounded three SDF fighters, according to a statement from the SDF Media Center. An armed drone later attacked an Internal Security Forces patrol and injured four members, while residential neighborhoods faced random artillery fire that threatened civilian lives and spread fear among residents.
The SDF characterized the strikes as deliberate attempts by the Damascus government militants to destabilize northern and eastern Syria and undermine the security that regional residents have achieved. The force recalled the Sept. 20 massacre in Deir Hafer when Syrian government forces killed eight civilians through indiscriminate shelling of residential homes.
The escalation follows the collapse of planned dialogue between the SDF and the Syrian government that was scheduled in Damascus under U.S. mediation. Syrian army forces intensified restrictions in Aleppo city and closed major access points to the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh.
A suicide drone struck a military vehicle near Deir Hafer early on Sunday morning and wounded three SDF fighters, according to a statement from the SDF Media Center. An armed drone later attacked an Internal Security Forces patrol and injured four members, while residential neighborhoods faced random artillery fire that threatened civilian lives and spread fear among residents.
The SDF characterized the strikes as deliberate attempts by the Damascus government militants to destabilize northern and eastern Syria and undermine the security that regional residents have achieved. The force recalled the Sept. 20 massacre in Deir Hafer when Syrian government forces killed eight civilians through indiscriminate shelling of residential homes.
The escalation follows the collapse of planned dialogue between the SDF and the Syrian government that was scheduled in Damascus under U.S. mediation. Syrian army forces intensified restrictions in Aleppo city and closed major access points to the Kurdish-majority neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh.
