The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

No records of death in the first night of the Turkish-Russian Casefire agreement

No death records after 9 hours of the casefire agreement announced by Russian and Turkey, started today’s midnight in the 30th of December 2016, Clashes took place between regime forces and Islamic factions as it still unknown the party name, likely it is Jund al-Aqsa faction which pledged allegiance to Fateh al-Sham movement, the clashes were centered around alBejo hill in Maharda town, regime forces pulled back from the hill, then counter attacked the area and took control on the hill, what killed 6 soldiers. Regime forces targeted Taiba al-Imam and Batish in the northern countryside of Hama. Massive explosion has been heard in Daraa al-Balad at 2am, caused by an explosive cylinder fired by regime forces exploded in the area. Clashes took place between regime forces and rebels around al-Maydaani and Dawahira in Reef Dimashq, amid targeting areas of Sakik with heavy machine guns by regime forces and areas of Atshan town in Hama, and Yadoda in Daraa. Areas of Masehara were also exposed to heavy machine guns fire, in the first hour of the casefire  no reports of losses.

The next hours witnessing bombardment by regime forces and shelling on al-Akrad and Turkman mounts in the northern countryside of Lattakia, JEsr al-Shughour in Idlib countryside, The western section of Aleppo, and Dahya al_Assad.

It is worth to mention that a Russian-American casefire agreement took place in the 12 of September 2016 and lasted until the 19th of the same month, which came after a truce in the 27th of February 2016 until the last week of April, before the massive bombardment and violent clashes continue.