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Turkish forces are reinforcing south of Idlib
2022-02-03


The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria witnessed on Wednesday mutual shelling between Turkish-backed opposition factions and the Syrian government forces.

The opposition factions’ sites in the villages and towns of al-Ziyara, al-Enkawi, al-Zaqqum, al-Qarqur and Qleidin in the Ghab Plain, west of Hama, with dozens of missile and artillery shells by the government forces, North Press reported military sources of the opposition.

Similarly, the opposition factions’ gatherings in the villages and towns of Fatterah, Kafr Oweid, Sfuhen, Kansafra and Fleifel in Zawiya Mountain, south of Idlib, were hit with heavy artillery and rockets by the government forces, the sources added.

Coincidently, the gatherings of the opposition factions in the towns of Kafr Ta’al and Kafr Noran and the village of Tedil, west of Aleppo, were hit with artillery shells and missile by government forces stationed in the Regiment 46. The Kabina area, north of Lattakia, was also hit with similar shelling by the government forces, according to the same sources.

Meanwhile, the opposition factions announced bombing the government forces’ sites in the town Quptan al-Jabal west of Aleppo and the Malajah area, south of Idlib, the sources indicated.

The escalation that northwest Syria is witnessing came in tandem with news that Turkish forces had reinforced their points near the lines of contact with the government forces south of Idlib.

Reporting by Bara’ al-Shami
Posted by:badanov

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