Thirteen killed and several wounded in two artillery attacks on Syria hospital and residential area
- A local Turkish official said sources at the hospital claimed the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia hit the building with a missile launcher
- The governor’s office in Turkey’s Hatay province, bordering Afrin, said missiles were fired from the Tel Rifat area controlled by the Syrian government
At least thirteen people were killed and several wounded in two separate artillery attacks on the northern Syrian town of Afrin on Saturday, local medical sources said.
The first attack struck a residential area, while the second hit a hospital soon afterwards, civil defence sources said.
Video footage on social media showed casualties amid the ruins of the Al Shifa hospital.
Turkey’s Anadolu agency also put the number of those killed at 13 and said 27 were injured.
A local Turkish official said sources at the hospital claimed the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia hit the building with a missile launcher, according to initial reports. The official said Turkish artillery are shelling rural positions near the city of Maarat al-Numan in response.
The governor’s office in Turkey’s Hatay province, bordering Afrin, said it was investigating the incident and that missiles were fired from the Tel Rifat area controlled by the Syrian government.