Turkish warplanes conducted a barrage of air strikes on Kurdish positions in northeast Syria early Tuesday, leaving several fighters dead, Zee News quoted Kurdish forces and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as saying.

The Kurdish People`s Protection Units said the strikes hit their positions near the Syrian border town of Al-Malikiyah at 2:00 am Tuesday (2300 GMT Monday).

"Turkish planes carried out a broad offensive on a base that houses media and communication centers and some military installations," a statement by the Units said.

"The attack killed and wounded fighters," it added, without giving a toll.

Source: MENA