The deadly air raids hit the town of Jandairis near the Turkish border, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said.

They come six weeks into a Turkey-led assault against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the enclave, AFP reported.

Jandairis has come under heavy fire since dawn on Monday as Turkish troops and allied rebels on its edges seek to retake the area from Kurdish fighters, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said.

Since the Turkish offensive started on January 20, Turkish bombardment has killed 165 civilians, including 29 children, the Observatory says.

The monitor says 266 pro-Ankara rebels and 302 Kurdish fighters have also lost their lives.

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