Suspected Turkish shelling targets Kobane city

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least two civilians were injured after suspected Turkish shelling struck the center of the Kurdish city of Kobane in northern Syria on Friday, according to the local monitor Rojava Information Center (RIC).

"The city of Kobane has been hit by 4 shells, presumably from a Turkish howitzer," the RIC, which is affiliated with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), tweeted.

North Press Agency (NPA), a local media outlet, said on Friday that the attack only saw material losses, adding that the city "witnessed a state of panic" amid the bombardment.

According to RIC, the attack's location is close to the site targeted by a Turkish drone in December, where six members of the Revolutionary Youths, supposedly affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed and three others injured.

Earlier this month, a suspected Turkish drone targeted a base of the internal security forces (Asayish) in Hasaka province, injuring five.

Hours before the aforementioned attack, another Turkish drone attacked and injured a member of the Syriac Military Council and his translator in Tal Tamir town.

Over 700 civilians were kidnapped and 134 others were injured in Turkish attacks in 2021, the SDF said in January.