The media centre of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday accused the Turkish army of indiscriminately targeting civilians and called on the international community to stop the killing of civilians in Afrin.



“The Turkish invasion army has escalated its barbarity towards our peaceful people in Afrin using all kinds of weapons in random bombing of our villages and towns with no fault except that they are Kurds living in Afrin,” the SDF said in a statement received by The Region.



“The morning hours of today witnessed the barbarity of the Turkish invasion which like it’s predecessors from Da'esh and Nusra did not distinguish between civilians and military personnel as their heavy weapons have targeted Jindires as they have targeted civilians for hatred of them,” the SDF said.



“This barbaric bombing of the locality of Jindires has led to bringing about the destruction of civilians' homes in addition to the falling of civilian victims, among them children and women. The first toll we have confirmed till now is the martyrdom of 4 civilians including 2 children, in addition to more than 10 wounded,” the SDF said.



“This barbaric aggression represents a terrorist mindset that does not differ in nature from Da'esh, and therefore we call on general global opinion to show solidarity with our people and pressure international institutions with leverage to put a stop to this aggression. Media centre for SDF 23 January 2018 4 p.m.



Medical sources from Afrin hospital confirm the killing and wounding of 2 women and 2 children as a result of indiscriminate Turkish artillery on residential areas in Afrin's Jenderis District, January 23, 2018.



The Turkish government has instructed the Turkish media to not report on civilian casualties that were a result of the Turkish attacks on Afrin.



Although Kurdish officials and civilians have confirmed several civilians were killed.



Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali YÄ±ldÄ±rÄ±m asked Turkish media to consider “national interests” of Turkey while reporting about military operation on Syrian enclave of Afrin and called on them to ‘highlight that it protects civilians from harm’.

“The Turkish army commits war crimes by targeting unarmed civilians in Afrin, leaving brutal massacres against innocents,” YPG spokesperson Nouri Mahmoud told The Region on Monday.

“These cruel images are only a simple example of the Turkish army's losses, as it launched its air force and artillery on the villages of Adama, Surki, Akbis Square and Kurdo in the Rajo area within the past 24 hours,” he said about pictures published online showing dead and injured civilians.



“Turkish planes do not care about civilians, whether Arabs, Kurds, or Turkmen, bombing areas indiscriminately,” another YPG official in Afrin said.