Mutual shelling between government, opposition continues in Syria’s northwest

DLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, the de-escalation zones, northwest Syria, witnessed the continuation of the military escalation and exchange of shelling between the Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed opposition factions.

The opposition factions’ sites in the towns of al-Fatira, Kafr Aweid, Sufuhn, al-Bara, the outskirts of Kasanfra and al-Ruwaiha in Zawiya mountain, south of Idlib, were hit with heavy artillery and missiles by the government forces, North Press reported military sources in the opposition.

 “The sites of the opposition factions in the towns of Taqad, Kafr Ta’al and the outskirts of Kafr Noran, west of Aleppo,  were also bombed by the government forces,” the sources added.

”The government forces’ sites near the town of Jobas, east of Idlib, were hit with Katyusha rockets by al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room,” according to the sources.

According to the sources,  al-Fateh al-Mubin managed to destroy a military bulldozer and a 14.5-caliber machine gun near al- Malajah in Zawiya Mountain, using guided missiles.”

The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria witnesses daily mutual bombardment between the government forces and Turkish-backed opposition factions, without any change in the territorial control.

Reporting by Bara’ al-Shami