The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

In conjunction with the continuous escalation in the area, Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the Turkestani Party receive military posts in the northern Mountains of Lattakia from a faction working in the area

The regime forces continue the targeting using rockets and heavy machineguns for areas in the Triangle of Jisr al-Shughur – Sahl al-Ghab – Latakia countryside, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed shelling after midnight of yesterday and dawn of today targeted areas in Kabani in Jabal al-Akrad and other areas in Jabal al-Turkman in the northern countryside of Latakia, and in the same context, the Syrian Observatory learned that Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the Islamic Turkestani Party received posts belong to al-Sham Corps faction and other factions in Kabani area in the northern countryside of Latakia, but no information at the moment about the reasons for behind that at the moment, while the regime forces are seeking to withdraw the bodies of members of the factions who were killed during the clashes that took place days ago; during the attack on posts of the regime forces in al-Sarraf area, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday night that areas  in the western countryside of Idlib, and the northern countryside of Lattakia within the triangle of Sahl al-Ghab – Lattakia countryside – Jisr al-Shughur, are witnessing ongoing and intensive shelling by the regime forces, where the Syrian Observatory monitored today evening, Thursday, the fall of more shells fired by the regime forces intensively on places in Jabal Al-Turkman and Jabal Al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Lattakia, in addition to the vicinity of Al-Najiyeh town and Bdama village in the western countryside of Jisr Al-Shughur, without information about resulting in fall of casualties so far, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that the regime forces continue targeting areas in the western countryside of Idlib and the northern countryside of Lattakia, within the triangle of west Jisr al-Shughur – Sahl al-Ghab – Latakia countryside, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the fall of several shells launched by the regime forces on areas in the vicinity of the towns of al-Najeya and Mar’aand in the western countryside of Jisr al-Shughur city which caused injuries, amid the fall of several shells launched by the regime forces on areas in al-Mshik village in Sahl al-Ghab in the northwestern countryside of Hama, in conjunction with shelling by the regime forces targeted places in the areas of Tardin, and al-Khadr in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, which caused material damage, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday night that the triangle of west Idlib – north Lattakia – north-west Hama, is witnessing renewed artillery and rocket shelling by the regime forces, where the artillery shelling targeted areas in the villages of Al-Qarqur and Al-Ankawi, in Sahl Al-Ghab in the north-western sector of Hama countryside, the regime forces also targeted areas in Bdama town in the western sector of Jisr al-Shughur countryside, while the SOHR monitored shelling in the past 24 hours, which was accompanied by the continuation of the regime forces to send military reinforcements of material, soldiers, vehicles and ammunition to the south-eastern countryside of Idlib, Sahl Al-Ghab area, and Lattaqia countryside, intersected sources suggested to the Syrian Observatory that these reinforcements are a part of a preparation for a military action that may be carried out in the triangle of Sahl al-Ghab – Lattakia Mountains – Jisr al-Shughur in the incoming few days, and the same sources suggested to the SOHR that the operation in this area has been delayed, as a result of the military operation which started in Al-Suwaidaa against the “Islamic State” organization, as well as the fact that the regime forces which took the control of Daraa and Al-Quneitra, headed towards Al-Suwaidaa province to fight against the organization.

It is noteworthy that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received in early June 2018, that members and officers of the Iranian Forces; and of the forces loyal them have withdrawn from Tall Rifaat area and its surroundings in the northern countryside of Aleppo, after Russian – Iranian disagreements about Russian – Turkish consultations to deliver Tall Rifaat to the Turkish Forces and the Syrian military opposition, in return for the withdrawal of the Syrian opposition factions from the triangle of west Jesr al-Shughur – Sahl al-Ghab – the northeastern countryside of Latakia. The withdrawal of the Iranian officers and members loyal to them coincided with the arrival of the Russian military vehicles, accompanied by regime’s vehicles to Tal Rifaat area, where it is suggested that they came to switch regime’s military units in the area, also the sources added that the consultations are underway about completing the opening of Gaziantep road, which connects Turkey to the southern border of Syria with Jordan, and ending the presence of the Kurdish Forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo after their withdrawal from Afrin.