Turkish army kills 26-year-old villager near Kobanê

26-year-old Mihemed Ehmed was shot dead by the Turkish military in the village of Kor Eli west of Kobanê. The father of four was working in his field near the border when he was fatally shot on Monday. His body was only recovered by relatives on Tuesday. People from the village said that it was not possible to recover the body earlier because of the presence of Turkish snipers at the border.

The people of Kobanê are under constant attack by the Turkish army and its mercenaries. Since the beginning of the year, several drone and artillery attacks have resulted in numerous deaths and injuries in the region. Kobanê is considered a symbolic place because the Rojava revolution began here in 2012 and the Islamic State suffered its first great defeat here seven years ago today.