Rockets from Syria pound Turkish border town: State-agency

Early Sunday morning, four rockets fired from Syria targeted the town of Kilis in the southern border of Turkey, damaging houses in the area, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region (Kurdistan 24) – Early Sunday morning, four rockets fired from Syria targeted the town of Kilis in the southern border of Turkey, damaging houses in the area, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Three of the rockets struck houses whereas the fourth one hit an empty plot of land in the town, the agency reported, adding there were no casualties.

Turkish military forces retaliated in response to the bombardment, according to the report.

On Saturday, Turkey launched Operation Olive, launching airstrikes targeting the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria’s Kurdish-held city of Afrin.

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)— of which the YPG is a leading component—said the Turkish army launched airstrikes on residential areas of Afrin, wounding five civilians.

“Turkish authorities began using their army in a war of aggression against our people in Afrin, targeting civilian neighborhoods,” the YPG statement read.

The YPG has been a key part of the battle against the Islamic State (IS) in Syria and has been backed by the United States.

Turkey, which stands against the YPG and believes it has links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been threatening to clear Kurdish fighters from Afrin and Manbij.

Editing by Nadia Riva