Mutual shelling between opposition and government forces in Syria’s de-escalation zone
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Syrian government forces bombed the positions of the armed opposition groups in the town of Bara and Kansafra in Zawiya Mountains, south of Idlib on Monday, field sources told North Press.
The bombing caused significant material damage to public and private property, without casualties reported.
The government bombing coincided with an intense flight of Russian drones over Idlib, the northern countryside of Latakia and the western countryside of Hama.
On the other hand, the Ansar al-Tawhid group targeted government forces’ sites in Kafr Nabl area in the southern countryside of Idlib.
On February 7, the government forces targeted the fortifications of the armed opposition groups in Fatira, Kansafrah, Sufohn, Fleifel, and Bara villages in Zawiya Mountain with missiles and artillery shells.
The military escalation by the government forces and the opposition groups is taking place despite the Russian-Turkish signed understanding to halt the military operations in the de-escalation zone, northwest Syria.