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Relative calm turns to simmering mutual shelling in NW Syria
[NPASyria] On Monday evening, mutual shelling between Syrian government forces and the opposition factions has ended days of relative calm in areas in the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria in the countryside of Idlib, Aleppo, and Latakia.Military sources from the opposition told North Press that the government forces targeted with dozens missiles and artillery the villages of Kafr Taal, Kafr Amma, Bahfis, al-Wasatah, al-Qasr, the vicinity of Kafr Nouran, and Atarib west of Aleppo. The government shelling came in response to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else  ...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...(HTS, formerly al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... Front) shelling of the government sites, according to the sources. Additionally, the government forces stationed in Kafr Nabl and Maarat al-Numan south of Idlib launched similar shelling against the village and towns of al-Fatterah, Kafr Oweid, Sfuhen, Kansafra, outskirts of al-Bara, Mjdlya, and Maarbalit in Zawiya Mountain, as well as, areas in the northern countryside of Latakia. Meanwhile, ...back at the pie fight, Bella opened her mouth at precisely the wrong moment... military sources in al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations Room told North Press that their factions targeted, with heavy artillery shells and rocket launchers, positions of the government forces in the Base 46, villages of Urum al-Sughra and Mizanaz west of Aleppo, and areas in Jabal al-Akrad northern Latakia. Although the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria is subject to a Russian- In March 2020, Russia and ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor... 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. Related: De-escalation zone: 2023-04-19 HTS kills 3 troops of government forces in Syria's Idlib De-escalation zone: 2023-04-18 Seven soldiers of the government forces were killed and others were wounded in an attack carried out by HTS De-escalation zone: 2023-04-16 HTS targets government forces in Syria's Hama, Aleppo Related: Kafr Nabl: 2023-04-03 HTS escalates shelling against government forces in NW Syria Kafr Nabl: 2022-05-11 Forces Of Government And Opposition Clash In Syria's Idlib Kafr Nabl: 2022-03-07 Mutual shelling between government, opposition continues in Idlib Posted by: trailing wife 2023-05-24 |
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