Turkey’s armed factions bomb government’s sites in northwest Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Turkish-backed armed opposition factions bombed Syrian government forces’ sites, south of Idlib and west of Aleppo, with heavy artillery and rockets while the latter continued their bombardment on southern countryside of Idlib, northwest Syria.
Al-Fateh Al-Mubin Operations Room targeted the positions of the government forces, in the cities of Kafranbel and Ma’arat al-Nu’man, south of Idlib, with heavy artillery and rockets, military sources of the opposition factions told North Press.
In Aleppo, the opposition factions bombarded the government forces’ points, near Bala, the 46th Regiment, and the Oil Factory, west of the city, with heavy artillery and mortars, according to the same sources.
The government forces, stationed in Kafranbel and the surrounding checkpoints, targeted the opposition factions’ sites in the towns of Kansafra, al-Fatira and the village of Fleifel in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib, with heavy artillery, local sources told North Press.
The village of al-Hamidiya in the Ghab Plain, west of Hama, was hit by a similar bombardment from the forces of the government forces stationed in the nearby Jurin camp.
Similar shelling targeted the opposition move near Tuqad, west of Aleppo, according to local 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.