Jihadists crack down on civilians in west Aleppo as airstrikes halted
[AlMasdar] (2:50 P.M.) – Militants in west Aleppo launched a wide-scale security campaign; arresting scores of civilians under the pretext of promoting reconciliation with the Syrian government.
Gunmen fighting for the recently-formed National Liberation Front
| ...the alliance formed and commanded by Turkey, whose largest segment is the Islamist group Harakat Ahrar al-Sham... |
Meanwhile, the Syrian forces continue to target jihadi positions in Hama and Idlib provinces with rocket and artillery strikes.
Militants launch unprovoked attack on Aleppo city, one child killed
[AlMasdar] 2018-09-14 Terrorists have shelled the Syrian city of Aleppo with projectiles, a source in the city’s militia told Sputnik.
“Several rockets exploded on the outskirts of the Nile Street. A child has died. A total of 13 people were injured,” the source said.
The Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said Thursday that multiple ceasefire violations had been registered in the Syrian provinces of Latakia and Aleppo over the past 24 hours.
“Over the past day, insurgents have attacked the settlements of Dwyer-El-Akrad (four times), Arafit (three times), Safsafa (three times), Ikko (twice), Jubb al-Zaur (twice), Kalaba (twice), Beit Smayra, Kara Kilisa, Kinsabba, Beit Sivan, Qellaz, Tuffakiya (twice), Sandran, Harab-al-Hizato, as well as positions of government forces near Jebel-Castro, Latakia province, districts of Makenis-Ed-Duwairi (four times), Ballyrmoun (twice), al-Zahra (twice), Hara, Halab Al-Jadida, Benjamin, research center (twice) and the sector of the Castello and western outskirts of the city of Aleppo,” Lt. Gen. Vladimir Savchenko said at a briefing.
The center added that there were also cases of ceasefire violations in the Idlib de-escalation zone despite the ceasefire regime established throughout the country.