Government forces bomb villages and towns in northwest Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Damascus government forces renewed their artillery and missile shelling on the villages and towns of southern Idlib, northwest Syria, amid intense flight of Russian reconnaissance planes.
Since the beginning of June, northwestern Syria has witnessed military escalation and mutual bombardment between the Syrian government forces and the Turkish-backed Syrian opposition factions, which resulted in the killing and wounding of dozens of civilians and the displacement of hundreds.
Opposition military sources told North Press that the government forces bombed the villages and towns of al-Fatira, Kafar Aweed, Sufuhun and the outskirts of al-Bara in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib, with heavy artillery and rockets.
The bombing left great material damage to public and private properties, without reporting any civilian or military casualties, the source added.
The bombing coincided with an intense flight of Russian warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft in the skies of northwest Syria, without reporting any air strike.
The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria is subject to a Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement signed in March 2020; however, the area witnesses frequent mutual bombardment despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.