Ansar al-Tawhid group shells Syrian government forces in Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, the armed group Ansar al-Tawhid shelled Syrian government sites in the south of Idlib governorate in retaliation for earlier government shelling on their own defences in the Zawiya Mountain in the de-escalation zone.
Field sources told North Press that Ansar al-Tawhid declared that they targeted government military sites in al-Dar al-Kabira village with heavy artillery.
The shelling came as a result of Syrian government shelling of al-Fatira and Kansafrah in Idlib governorate. Russian reconnaissance aircraft also flew in the airspace of Idlib, Hama, and Latakia during the shelling.
Local sources say the increasing amount of mutual bombardments indicates the possibility of an upcoming operation in the de-escalation zone.
On Thursday, two members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and Ansar al-Tawhid were killed, and others were injured, at the front line in al-Fatira and Kansafrah.
Recently the safe zone witnesses daily mutual conflict between Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition groups.