Syria’s northwest witnesses mutual shelling between Syrian government and Turkish-backed factions
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Saturday, areas in the de-escalation zone in Idlib and Hama, northwest Syria, witnessed renewal of mutual shelling between Turkish-backed armed Syrian factions and Syrian government forces.
The government forces targeted the village of Hmeimat, southwest of Idlib, and the towns of Kansafra and al-Bara, in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib, military sources from the opposition told North Press.
As a result of the shelling, material losses were recorded in residents’ possessions in the targeted areas in addition to targeting an old headquarters of the opposition factions on the outskirts of the town of Hmeimat, the sources added.
The sources pointed out that the shelling coincided with intensive flight by Russian drones and warplanes over Idlib, and the countryside of Hama, Aleppo, and Latakia.
Meanwhile, al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room, which includes several factions, announced that they targeted military posts of the government forces in the villages of Kawkaba and al-Braij, south of Idlib, according to the same sources.
For months, areas in Syria’s northwest have been witnessing mutual shelling between parties to the conflict in different areas amid news on government military reinforcements to different areas in the region.
Although the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria is subject to a Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement signed in March 2020, the area witnesses frequent mutual bombardment despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.