Seven civilians were killed on Friday in the northern Syrian town of Tal Abyad and its environs, the target of a three-day Turkish invasion of Syrian territory.

Four people died in a Turkish forces raid "targeting their car while fleeing the violence", while three others were killed by snipers. 17 civilians have already perished in Kurdish-controlled areas since the beginning of the Turkish invasion and its terrorists auxiliaries particularly in the border areas of Tal Abyad and Ras al-Ain