Russian Reconciliation Center records 4 shelling cases in northwestern Syria
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Monday, Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria, affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced four cases of shelling by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) in de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria.
The deputy head of the Russian Reconciliation Center Rear Admiral Yevgeni Gerasimov said, “During the last day, four cases of shelling by the HTS in the de-escalation zone were recorded.”
“Two cases of shelling were recorded in the de-escalation zone in Aleppo, one in Idlib and one in Hama,” Gerasimov added.
This followed a previous announcement about increasing activities of the Syrian opposition factions, and intensive clashes between the militants in the de-escalation zone in Idlib after Turkey announced to launch a military operation in northern Syria.
In a speech after charring a government meeting on June 27, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that the new military operation in northern Syria will be implemented soon.
On June 1, Erdogan renewed his threats to invade northern Syria, and specified his targets in the two Syrian cities of Manbij and Tel Rifaat, which include many Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Turkish-occupied Afrin.
On May 25, Turkey’s National Security Council said that Turkey’s “existing and future military operations along its southern borders were necessary for the country’s security.” In the meeting, Erdogan delivered a speech to the MPs of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and said, “Turkish military would continue to rid its neighbor of terrorists” refers to the SDF.
On May 23, the Turkish president threatened to launch a new military operation in Syria to secure Turkey’s southern border.
Two days ago, the reconciliation center announced three cases of shelling by the militants of the HTS in the de-escalation zone in Syria.