Turkey's Air and Ground Attack on Northern and Eastern Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that areas in northern and eastern Syria witnessed an escalation of tensions on Wednesday, November 2, due to air and ground forces from Turkey targeting several regions in Raqqa, the outskirts of Aleppo, and areas controlled by Kurdish forces. The Turkish Ministry of Defense also announced that its fighter jets targeted positions related to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and northern Syria in retaliation for a deadly attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters in Ankara. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, more than 30 targets related to Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria were destroyed in these attacks. In this context, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that in Hasakah, a Turkish drone targeted a military position, but no casualties have been reported so far. The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also noted that a Turkish drone targeted the 'Asayish' center in Afrin Square in the city of Qamishli. Meanwhile, Turkish forces and their proxy forces in Manbij shelled four villages with artillery. The report indicates that in Raqqa, Turkish forces shelled villages in the western outskirts of Ain Issa, focusing on areas near the front lines with the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces. However, no casualties have been reported. Additionally, in Ain al-Arab, a Turkish drone fired two missiles, one targeting the 'Asayish' checkpoint on the Aleppo road and the other hitting the Asayish center in the city of Kobani, resulting in injuries to several civilians. In Kurdish-controlled areas in the outskirts of Aleppo, following artillery fire from Turkish forces and their proxies at a house near the city of Tal Rifaat in areas of Aleppo, a man and his daughter were killed, and his wife and members of another family were seriously injured. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights noted that since the beginning of 2024, Turkish drones have conducted over 100 airstrikes, killing 34 people and injuring more than 37 militants and 18 civilians, including 3 women and 3 children. The armed attack on an aerospace center in Ankara; Turkey describes it as a terrorist attack. Turkey targeted PKK positions in northern Iraq and Syria following the deadly attack in Ankara.