Turkish drone bombs car near Amude

One local report said at least one person was killed in the strike, and three others were wounded.

Wladimir van Wilgenburg 2022/02/09 19:14

The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is pictured at Gecitkale military airbase on December 16, 2019. (AFP photo)

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – A Turkish drone on Wednesday targeted a car on the road between Amude and Darbasiya in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, a local organization reported.

A separate attack targeted Til Diyab village, the Syrian Kurdish women's rights organization Kongra-Star said.

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) confirmed the Darbasiya strike. The local Hawar News Agency (ANHA) said one person was killed in the attack, while three others were injured.

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In late January, ISIS launched an attack on Hasakah's al-Sina'a prison, which then held 3,000 to 3,500 suspected terrorists, with an explosive-laden car on Jan. 20 as detainees rioted inside.

The SDF announced on Jan. 30 that it fully recaptured the facility following the surrender of the remaining ISIS fighters there following ten days of fighting.

Following the announcement, Turkey increased its shelling and drone strikes against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria, including near Derik, Tel Tamir, Ain Issa, Tal Abyad, Manbij, as well as Kurdish villages in northern Aleppo (Shahba).

Another Turkish drone attack targeted a vehicle in the border town of Darbasiya on Feb. 3, after similar drone attacks in Ain Issa on Feb. 2 and Derik on Feb. 1.

On Wednesday, there were also reports of Turkish shelling near Kurdish villages in northern Aleppo (also known as Shahba), Zirgan, Manbij, and al-Bab.