Ten people, including four civilians, were killed by a car bomb in the city of Tal Abyad, which is controlled by Turkish forces and Syrian pro-Syrian factions in northern Syria, while the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fought fierce battles to prevent the advance of Turkish forces and loyal factions near the town Ain Issa.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, that «a car bomb in the industrial neighborhood in the city of Tel Abyad, killed four civilians from one family, including two children, and six others, whose identity was not clear, whether they are civilians or fighters», and the bombing resulted in injury About 25 people were injured, including serious cases, according to the observatory.
Turkey and its pro-Syrian factions control a 120-kilometer-long border area between the towns of Tal Abyad (north of Raqqa) and Ras al-Ain (north of al-Hasakah), following a weeks-long offensive launched on October 9 against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. Since then, there have been several car bombings in the area, but no one has claimed responsibility.
The Syrian Democratic Forces fought fierce battles yesterday to prevent the advancement of Turkish forces and pro-Syrian factions near the strategic town of Ein Issa in northern Syria, said the Kurdish self-administration in northeast Syria in a statement, «The Turkish aggression with various types of weapons and artillery on Ein Issa, violates the agreement The cease-fire, which took place in Sochi between Russia and Turkey ». General Kenneth Mackenzie, commander of US Central Command, said yesterday that there are 500 US troops in eastern Syria, adding that he expects the escalation of operations against IS in the coming days and weeks, and his comments came on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue Conference in Bahrain.
 € مسؤول An American official expects the escalation of operations against «ISIS» during the coming period.