The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Truce of the Russians and the Turks continues with more violations by the regime forces which eroded the body of the truce in the 4 provinces north and west of Syria

The violations in the Russian – Turkish truce continue in the 4 provinces of Aleppo, Hama, Idlib and latakia, in the shadow of absence of controlling it by its guarantors and their lack of interest in its continuity; in exchange for the implementation of a new agreement that achieves more goals, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the fall of several mortar shells in areas on the outskirts Jesr Beit Ras village in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama, which caused injuries, also the regime forces targeted areas in M’aarkbeh village in the northern countryside of Hama by several shells but no information about injuries, and the Syrian Observatory published morning of today, Saturday, that areas of the Turkish – Russian truce in Latakia, Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama are witnessing a cautious calm since after midnight of yesterday until now, interrupted by rocket shelling carried out by the regime forces after midnight of yesterday and dawn of today, which targeted areas in Jabal al-Akrad in the countryside of Latakia, in addition to shelling by the regime forces targeted areas in the vicinity of al-Bwayda village in the northern countryside of Hama, but no information about casualties until now, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday Friday, that violations continue in areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces of Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, and latakia, without caring for the guarantees of its both parties, and within the framework of the continuous monitoring by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights of the breaches in this truce, the Syrian Observatory monitored new violations, where the regime forces opened heavy machineguns’ fire targeting areas in the agricultural land of Zakat village in the northern countryside of Hama, while the Islamic factions targeted using a guided missile a machinegun of the regime forces in Jabal al-Akrad area in the northeastern countryside of Latakia, which damaged it and confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that violations continue within areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in Hama, Latakia, Aleppo, and Idlib, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored rocket shelling carried out by the regime forces after midnight of yesterday targeted places in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, and other places in Lahaya village in the northern countryside of Hama, also they renewed the shelling dawn of today, Friday, on areas in the vicinity of al-Lataminah town in the northern countryside of Hama, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published in the past hours that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the regime forces returned to carry out more violations in the areas of the Russian – Turkish truce, where the Syrian Observatory monitored shelling by the regime forces on areas in the villages of Al-Sakhr and al-Jisat in the northern countryside of Hama, along with their targeting by heavy machineguns to the same areas, while the regime forces targeted areas in the outskirts and vicinity of Al-Lataminah town, in the northern countryside Hama, also areas in the outskirts of Al-Hbit town in the southern countryside of Idlib, were subjected to artillery shelling by the regime forces without information about injuries, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that it monitored targeting by Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham to a position of the regime forces in the areas of the Turkish – Russian truce, where the Syrian Observatory monitored targeting by Tahrir Al-Sham to a tank of the regime forces in Kabanah area which is located within the area to be disarmed in accordance with the Turkish – Russian agreement, which was reached between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the 17th of September 2018, and no information was reported about the fall of human losses as a result of targeting the tank by a missile in the area of Kabanah which is known for its rugged nature and its great fortifications, in which the regime forces have not managed to recover it so far, since it became beyond their control.

The Syrian Observatory published today, that the buffer area of which its steps are supposed to begin by the disarmament, is still expected to be carried out on the 10th of October 2018, where it came following the Russian – Turkish agreement emanated from the meeting between the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the 17th of September 2018, and the Syrian Observatory continues to monitor more details of the demilitarized area, where activists of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the Turkish authorities informed the rebel and Islamic factions close to it, that they have to hand over a list of names and numbers of their fighters, accompanied by the type of weapon each of their fighters possesses, where all of those who are not on the list or who do not have a weapon will be excluded within the buffer area and outside of it, which since the Putin – Erdogan meeting more than 19 days; has not seen except continued reinforcements by the Turkish forces for it, in addition to the withdrawal of al-Sham Corps Faction –the closest faction to Turkey on the 30th of September 2018– for some of its heavy weapons from the Khalsa area in the southern countryside of Aleppo adjacent to the northern countryside of Idlib Province, in addition to the western suburbs of Aleppo, al-Mansoura and al-Rashedin.