Government, opposition continue mutual shelling in Syria’s Northwest
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Areas in de-escalation zone in the countryside of Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib, northwest Syria, witnessed on Tuesday mutual shelling between Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed armed Syrian opposition factions, known as Syrian National Army (SNA).
A military source from the opposition told North Press that the government forces fired artillery shells and rockets at opposition positions in the villages and towns of Fatterah, Kafr Oweid, Sfuhen, Kansafra, al-Ruweiha and Benin in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib.
The source said that the government forces also shelled positions in the villages and towns of Kafr Amma, Kafr Taal, Tuqad, Maklabis, Bahfis, Sheikh Suleiman, al-Habatah, Kafr Nouran , al-Wasta and al-Qasr in the western countryside of Aleppo.
They also targeted the villages of al-Ankawi and Sirmaniyah in Ghab Plain, west of Hama.
Meanwhile, a source of the National Front for Liberation told North Press that al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room targeted with heavy artillery the government forces’ positions in Base 46, west of Aleppo, and the town of Shathah, west of Hama.
On Tuesday morning, several people were injured as a result of Russian airstrikes, targeting areas near the Syrian-Turkish border, north of Idlib.
Al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room includes the National Front for Liberation, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Jaysh al-Izza. The military bloc is active in northwest Syria in general.
The areas in the de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria continue to witness daily exchange of bombardment between the SNA factions and the government forces, despite being part of the ceasefire agreement signed between Russia and Turkey in March 2020, which stipulates a halt of military action in Idlib.