Shelling flares up in Syria’s northwest
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria witnessed military escalation and mutual shelling between the Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition factions on Tuesday.
The government forces, stationed in Jurin camp and the village of al-Amqiya, bombed the opposition factions’ sites in the villages of al-Enkawi, Qalidin, al-Qahira and Khirbet al-Naqus in the Ghab Plain, west of Hama, opposition military sources told North Press.
The sites of the opposition factions in the villages and towns of the neighboring Zawiya Mountain area, Fatterah, San, Majdaliya, Fleifel, Sfuhen, Kansafra and the outskirts of al-Bara, south of Idlib were all hit by the government forces’ bombing, according to the sources.
Meanwhile, the sources said the opposition factions targeted the government forces in the village of al-Amqiya in the Ghab Plain, with mortar shells.
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.