A child was killed and three others injured in shelling on Qasimiyah village along the Euphrates bank south of Ain al-Arab in eastern Aleppo countryside tonight, with the child's body transferred to Kobane/Ain al-Arab hospital indicating ongoing SDF-affiliated control, according to Al-Sharqiya Official Reporter. Both sides blamed each other for the attack during the 59-minute period ending at 7:45 PM UTC on January 25, 2026. Al-Sharqiya Official Reporter described the southern Kobane/Ain al-Arab countryside as the most affected area despite a ceasefire, complicated by ethnic distributions, control by various parties, and media warfare. Qasimiyah is among Arab-majority villages in the area. QalaatAlMudiq on X confirmed SDF-affiliated fighters targeted Arab-majority villages today using drones and projectiles, including a cross-Euphrates strike. This follows SDF drone strikes on Sarrin town and surrounding villages earlier on January 25 using over 15 suicide drones, causing material damage but no casualties, as reported by SANA and QalaatAlMudiq. The shelling in Qasimiyah echoes earlier PKK shelling on nearby Al-Jasmiyah village between 5:16 PM and 6:15 PM UTC that killed young girl Bint Ahmad Al-Allawi and injured her three siblings, according to omar_alharir on X.
