Clashes between government forces, HTS cause casualties in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria (North Press) – A civilian lost his life and others were injured in mutual shelling between Syrian government forces and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) in the city of Atarib, west of Aleppo, northern Syria.
Outskirts of 46 battalion in Atarib witnessed fierce clashes following an attack launched by the HTS against several posts of the government forces, as the latter replied using artillery shells targeting residential areas in the city.
A source of the Syrian civil defense told North Press that the government forces targeted Atarib with artillery shells at Iftar time from their posts on the surrounding checkpoints.
One young man was killed and others, including a woman, were injured.
Meanwhile, a military source from al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room told North Press that the HTS attacked the 46 battalion west of Aleppo.
The HTS took control of three posts during this attack, according to the source.
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 between Syrian government forces and opposition factions accompanied by Russian warplanes’ flight despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.
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.