The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Against the backdrop of assaulting an old man from the Eastern Ghouta…Jaysh Al-Islam and gunmen from Damascus and it countryside attack military headquarters of a pro-Turkey faction in Afrin

Aleppo Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: clashes by light weapons erupted today evening between gunmen affiliated to Jaysh Al-Islam Faction and young men from the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus on one hand, and military groups affiliated to the pro-Turkey faction of Sultan Murad on the other, in Afrin city, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the clash erupted after the gunmen of to Jaysh Al-Islam Faction and some young men from the Eastern Ghouta of Damascus attacked military headquarters of Sultan Murad in Raju Market and Al-Villat Neighborhood in Afrin city center against the backdrop of assaulting an old man of the displaced people of the Eastern Ghouta by a gunman of the Sultan Murad; after a verbal altercation between both parties about the price of one of the goods at the shop of the displaced from Ghouta, followed by insults by the members against people of Ghouta, while the SOHR learned that the Turkish forces intervened to break up the dispute in Afrin amid cautious calm prevailing the city.

And the SOHR published earlier this day, that it monitored violent clashes in Raju Market at Afrin city, which is controlled by the Turkish Forces and the Syrian factions loyal to them in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, between members of the Sultan Murad faction against Jaysh al-Islam and gunmen from the Eastern Ghouta, and information about casualties in the ranks of both parties, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: members of the Sultan Murad assaulted a man of the displaced people of the Eastern Ghouta; after a verbal altercation between both parties about one of the goods at the shop of the displaced from Ghouta, followed by insults by the members against people of Ghouta which led to the outbreak of armed clashes between both parties, amid attempts to calm the situation, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 27th of August 2019 that activists of the Syrian Observatory monitored the outbreak of violent clashes between factions of “the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al-Sham” against groups of “al-Sultan Murad” faction in Sosyan village in the countryside of al-Bab city northwest of al-Bab city, during attempts by members of Ahrar al-Sham to arrest some members of al-Sultan Murad faction, this developed to an armed fight between them bit no information about casualties so far.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 7th of September 2019 that it documented the death of a member of the pro-Turkish Rahman Corps faction, where he was killed in a mine explosion near Qibar village in the former 155th Brigade in Afrin area northwest of Aleppo city, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 6th of September 2019, that an explosion rocked Afrin city which is under the control of the Turkish forces and Syrian factions loyal to them in the north-western countryside of Aleppo, it turned out to be caused by a landmine explosion near the Brigade 135 in the city, without information about casualties so far, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 3rd of September 2019, that a second explosion was heard in Azaz city, it was caused by the explosion of a booby-trapped bicycle in front of the orphanage building in the middle of the city, which is controlled by pro-Turkish factions in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and the explosion injured more than 6 people, and the Syrian Observatory published a little while ago that a violent explosion shook Azaz city north of Aleppo which is controlled by Turkey-loyal factions, caused by the explosion of a motorcycle bomb near Azaz city market on a day when the market is crowded with civilians, which caused casualties and injuries where the rescue operations and help continue, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 1st of September 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the body of a leader of the Turkey-loyal factions and his wife were found Sunday morning in their home in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, and in details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: unknown people entered the house of the leader in Jarabulus town and killed him with his wife with pistols equipped with silencers, where the leader was the commander of the central force in “Humat al-Aqida” of the 3rd Corps, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 30th of August 2019 that the insecurity phenomenon and targeting of members of the pro-Turkish factions continues within the areas of “Olive Branch” and “Euphrates Shield” operations, where 2 explosions were heard on the road of al-Nu’man – Sousian in the countryside of al-Bab city north of Aleppo last night, caused by the explosive of 2 IEDs as a military vehicle of a pro-Turkish faction passed by, which injured at least one member.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 27th of August 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a landmine explosion believed to planted by that Kurdish Forces on the road of Azaz – Kaljibrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where it exploded when a minibus carrying members of the police passed on the road, which killed 2 members at least and injured 9 others, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday, that the military police, factions of the 1st Corps, al-Jaysh al-Watani (the National Army), Ahrar al-Sharqiyyah, Jaysh al-Sharqiyyah, al-Sultan Murad, and other Turkish-backed factions carried out a “new security operation” within their controlled areas in Aleppo countryside, where they arrested a whole group of Nour al-Din al-Zenki movement who joined al-Shamiyyah front recently, after violent clashes between both parties after dawn of today in al-Ashrafyyeh neighborhood in Afrin city, they also arrested a leader of al-Hamzat Division and other fighters of other factions, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 22nd of August 2019 that the security chose phenomenon in areas of control of Turkish-backed factions is still taking place, it is prominently manifested in targeting members of the factions through bombings and assassinations, where unknown people threw a bomb at Deir Ballut Checkpoint which belongs to a corps close to Turkey, which seriously injured one member at least, while the sound of heavy gunfire were heard and it caused panic among residents of the area, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 20th of August 2019 that chaos and insecurity continue to be at the forefront of events within areas of control of the Turkish-backed factions in Aleppo countryside, where an IED exploded Tuesday morning in the industrial area of al-Bab city northeast of Aleppo, which caused material but no information about injuries until the moment, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 18th of August 2019 that an explosion was heard east of al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo on Sunday morning, it was caused by an IED explosion near the junction of the pro-Turkish factions controlled town of Qabasin, which caused material damage but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 17th of August 2019 that the bombings continue in areas of control of the Turkish-backed factions, especially areas of “Euphrates Shield” in Aleppo countryside, where a new explosion hit Azaz city north of Aleppo after midnight of yesterday, it was caused by an IED explosion in a vehicle near the automated bread furnace in the city, which caused injuries in varying situations and material damage, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 15th of August 2019 a violent explosion was heard today evening in Afrin city, it turned out to be caused by an IED explosion in a military vehicle affiliated to one of the pro-Turkey factions in “Al-Service” Street in Afrin city north-west of Aleppo, without information about casualties.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 12th of August 2019, that the members of the pro-Turkey factions are still the targets of unidentified gunmen who target them at times through detonations and at other times through the direct killing, where a violent explosion was heard today evening in the northern countryside of Aleppo, it turned out to be caused by the explosion of a booby-trapped vehicle in front of a headquarters of the pro-Turkey faction “al-Jabha al-Shamiyyah”, in Hazwan village in the countryside of Al-Bab city north-east of Aleppo, without confirmed information about casualties so far.