Two Turkish military convoys enter Idlib, shelling follows the failure of Security Council
Fidaa al-Ahmad
The areas within the de-escalation zone, which are controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and other armed opposition groups, are witnessing renewed ground bombardment by the Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria, as more Turkish military reinforcements are brought into the region.
North-Press reporter briefed the entry of two Turkish military convoys to the southern countryside of Idlib and Ashtabraq area, on the slopes of Latakia mountains in Idlib-Hama-Latakia triangle.
The entry of the two military convoys in the last 24 hours has been accompanied by renewed violations of the ceasefire truce in northwestern Syria, which was announced in late August this year, according to North-Press reporters in the region.
The shelling targeted areas in Tarmala, Hazarin, Karsa, Arinba and Marat Harmah in the southern countryside of Idlib, in addition to shelling on the area of al-Katiba al-Mahjoura east of Idlib, coinciding with shelling on al-Sahariya, Barabo and Deir Sonbol in Jabal Shahshabo in northwest Hama countryside.
Nevertheless, shelling operations did not cause casualties, while Syrian government forces targeted places in the area of Kabanah in Jabal al-Akrad, in the northeastern countryside of Latakia.
Moreover, the shelling came hours after Russia and China vetoed a draft submitted by Belgium, Germany and Kuwait to the United Nations Security Council which was approved by 12 countries to impose an “immediate ceasefire” in Idlib governorate, in northwestern Syria.
The draft was supported by 12 Security Council members – the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Kuwait, Ivory Coast, Peru, Poland, Dominican Republic, South Africa and Indonesia – while Equatorial Guinea abstained.
The three sponsors of the draft have formally asked Russia not to use the veto against the text which was negotiated over for 15 days, but the request was rejected.