On 5 October 2012, shells fired by Syrian artillery in Latakia landed in the rural area of Aşağıpulluyazı village (Coordinates: 35°51′32.54″N 36°09′13.23″E﻿ / ﻿35.8590389°N 36.1536750°E﻿ / 35.8590389; 36.1536750) in the Yayladağı district of Hatay Province.