Breaking News
- “SOHR camera” captures Turkish forces firing flares on the northern frontlines of Abu Rasin (Zarkan) in Hasakeh countryside
- After the arrest of three women | Kanaker residents set picture of head of the regime on fire, amid rising tension in the town
- Rocket attack | Rebels shell regime positions in Saraqeb city, east of Idlib
- North of Hasakeh | Turkish forces shell Abu Rasin (Zarkan) countryside, as SDF members try to infiltrate into Turkish-backed factions’ positions
- North of Aleppo | Fierce clashes erupt between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed factions on western frontlines of Azaz city
- Damascus countryside | Protests and cutting off roads in Kanaker, as regime intelligence arrest three women
- Turkey’s military build-up | New column enters “de-escalation zone” via Kafr Losin border crossing, carrying tanks and armored vehicles
- Daraa | Assassination attempt on “collaborator” with security branches in northern countryside
- International Coalition’s military reinforcement | Over 50 trucks enter north-eastern Syria, heading towards their bases in Hasakeh
- Murder in al-Hawl camp | Internal Security Forces “Asayish” find body of female Iraqi refugee, south-east of Hasakeh
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