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.
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