Syria’s northwest undergoes mutual shelling between government, Turkish-backed opposition
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, different areas in the de-escalation zone in the countryside of Idlib, Hama, and Aleppo, northwest Syria, witnessed ongoing exchange of shelling between Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed armed opposition factions, known as Syrian National Army (SNA).
A military source of the opposition told North Press that the government forces targeted with scours of artillery shells and missiles different sites of the opposition in the villages and towns of Fatterah, Kafr Oweid, Sfuhen, Kansafra, Benin, Ruweiha, and al-Bara in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib.
The source added that the shelling targeted the villages and towns of al-Hbata, Kafr Nouran, Kafr Amma, Tuqad, Makalbis, Sheikh Suleiman, al-Wasatah, and Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo.
Military sources of National Front for Liberation told North Press that al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room targeted, with heavy artillery, positions of the government forces in Base 46, the village of Milaja in south of Idlib.
In March 2020, Russia and Turkey reached an agreement in Moscow that stipulated a ceasefire, the establishment of a safe corridor, and the conduct of joint patrols on the M4/Aleppo-Latakia Highway.
Since the beginning of July, several fronts south of Idlib and west of Aleppo have been witnessing an unprecedented military escalation, which is the first of its kind since the signing of the de-escalation agreement between Russia and Turkey in March 2020.