Syria’s northwest witnesses mutual shelling between government, opposition
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Areas in the de-escalation zone northwest Syria witnessed, on Friday, an ongoing mutual bombardment between the Syrian government forces and the Syrian opposition factions.
The government forces targeted the opposition sites in the villages and towns of al-Fatira, Kafr Oweid, Sfuhen, Kansafra and the vicinity of al-Bara in Zawiya Mountain south of Idlib with heavy artillery and missiles, military sources of the opposition told North Press.
The government bombardment targeted the opposition’s points in Kafr Nouran, Tuqad, Kafr Amah and Kafr Ta’al west of Aleppo, the sources added.
In response, the opposition factions targeted the government points in the villages of Mizanaz and Kafr Halab west of Aleppo.
Meanwhile, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) targeted the government’s points in al-Dana town east of Idlib with mortars.
Over the past few days, the de-escalation zones in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo, have witnessed military escalation and intense bombing by the government forces, amid intense flight of Russian reconnaissance planes over the opposition factions’ points which responded to the sources of fire.
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.