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2022-02-12 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Mutual shelling between government, opposition in NW Syria


IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Areas in the de-escalation zone in northwest Syria witnessed on Friday military escalation and mutual shelling between the Syrian government forces and the opposition factions in different areas.

The Syrian government forces stationed in the surrounding checkpoints targeted the opposition sites in al-Bara town and Benin village while sites in the villages of Kansafra, Sfuhen, Fleifel were targeted with artillery and missiles, military sources of the Syrian opposition told North Press.

Additionally, the government forces bombarded the opposition factions in the villages and towns of A’ajel, Toqad, and the outskirts of Kafr Ta’al, west of Aleppo.

A similar shelling hit the village of Khirbat al-Naqus west of Hama reporting no casualties, according to the same sources.

In response, al-Fateh al-Mubin Operations’ Room, which includes Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS, formerly al-Nusra Front) and other factions, targeted sites of the Syrian government forces in Jdaria and Mizanaz villages in the western countryside of Aleppo, military sources told North Press.

Over the past two days, areas in the de-escalation zone witnessed military escalation and mutual shelling between the opposition factions and the government forces in different areas coinciding with intensive flight by the Russian drones over the area.

For months, areas in Syria’s northwest have been witnessing mutual shelling between parties to the conflict in different areas amid news on government military reinforcements to different areas in the region.

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 despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.

Reporting by Samir Awad

Posted by badanov 2022-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11136 views ]  Top
 File under: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (al-Nusra) 

#1 Is 'mutual shelling' like mutual combat?
Or more like Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom?
Posted by Merrick Ferret 2022-02-12 00:37||   2022-02-12 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 More like a 'shell' game.
Posted by Skidmark 2022-02-12 15:23||   2022-02-12 15:23|| Front Page Top

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