Continuous violations in the Russian – Turkish truce areas
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed violations by the regime forces within areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces and the demilitarized area, where the regime forces shelled again areas in Kafr Zita town in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, and other areas in the vicinity of Sukayk village in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, in addition to shelling targeted al-Farja village in the eastern countryside of Idlib, which caused material damage but no information about casualties so far, while this morning the demilitarized area and the Russian-Turkish truce areas in the 4 provinces witnessed violations, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored this morning shelling carried out by the regime forces at places in Om Jalal, Sukayk, Khwyn, Sahal, and Jarjanaz in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, also the regime forces shelled after midnight of yesterday and this morning places in areas al-Lataminah, Kafr Zita, M’aarkbeh and other areas there, while a fighter of the factions was killed in targeting by the regime forces in al-Rashedin area in the western suburb of Aleppo city, and the Syrian Observatory published during the past hours that violations are continuing to the demilitarized zone and the areas of the truce between the Russians and the Turks in Aleppo, Hama, Idlib and Latakia, where the Syrian Observatory monitored today evening, the 20th of December 2018, that the regime forces targeted by shells and heavy machineguns places in Kafr Zita, Al-Sakhr, Hasaraya and the vicinity of Al-Hammamiyyat in the northern countryside of Hama, without information about human losses, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago, that it monitored more violations in the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces, where the regime forces targeted by shells Hasraya village in the northern countryside of Hama, coincided with renewed shelling by the regime forces targeting areas in the vicinity of al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita towns in the same countryside, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the Syrian – Turkish truce in the provinces of Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, and Latakia witnessed new violations, targeted the eastern areas of Idlib countryside and areas in the northern countryside of Hama, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes using heavy machineguns in the abandoned battalion area in the eastern countryside of Idlib, between the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them against the factions operating in the area, coincided with opening the fire of heavy machineguns by the regime forces on areas in the al-Tinah village in the same countryside, also the regime forces shelled areas in suing artillery shells; areas in al- Lataminah town located within the demilitarized area in the northern countryside of Hama, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored cautious calm prevails over areas of the Russian – Turkish truce and the demilitarized area, since after midnight of yesterday until now, interrupted by the fall of shells launched by the regime forces after midnight on places in al-Lataminah and al-Sakhr in the northern country of Hama, but no information about casualties, at a time where the “jihad” continue to be deployed within the demilitarized area of “Erdogan – Putin” and maintain their positions and points there, and the Syrian Observatory published during the last hours that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed breaches by the regime forces to the areas of the Russian – Turkish truce and the areas of the agreement between Putin and Erdogan about the demilitarized zone that is stretched from the north-eastern mountains of Lattakia, to the north-western suburbs of Aleppo city passing through both Hama and Idlib, where the SOHR monitored artillery shelling by the regime forces on areas in the northern sector of Hama, where the ground shelling targeted areas in the villages of Al-Jisat, Hasaray, Al-Arba’in, Al-Zakah, al-Janabera, Tal Othman, Wadi Hasmin, Al-Sakhr and Abu Ra’idah, while the regime forces targeted areas in the outskirts of Sukayk, Al-Taman’aa and Al-Hbit in the countryside of Idlib province, the regime forces also targeted places in the area of the scientific research center in the western suburbs of Aleppo city, while a child was injured by a sniper’s bullet in the controlled areas of the regime forces in Jam’eyyat Al-Zahraa neighborhood, the regime forces also targeted areas in Al-Sirmaniyah and other places in Sahl Al-Ghab in the north-west of Hama and at the administrative border with Idlib province, the regime forces also targeted with tens of shells, areas in Al-Lataminah town and the lands around it north of Hama, which injured 2 persons in addition to causing material damage, while a young man was injured in the shelling which targeted areas in Kafr Nubl town in Maarrat Al-Nu’man countryside in the southern sector of Idlib countryside.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also monitored that clashes took place between a rebel army against the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, in places in the vicinity of Hasaraya area in the northern countryside of Hama, while the SOHR published hours ago, that it documented the death of at least 11 members of the regime forces, they were killed as a result of the morning attack of Jaysh al-Izza, which was carried out with the support of Uzbek national snipers, where they exploited the poor weather conditions and fog, and targeted sites of the regime forces and their allies at al-Masasneh checkpoint in the same countryside, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an attack carried out by Jaysh al-Izza fighters on Wednesday morning, the 19th of December 2018, against sites of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them in the northern countryside Hama, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: the attack began at 6 am Syria time, where fighters of Jaysh al-Izza attacked one position at least of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them in al-Masasneh in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, the attack comes in retaliation for the regime’s earlier attack which killed 23 of Jaysh al-Izza more than 40 days ago and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them are in critical situation, and the attack left casualties in the ranks of Jaysh al-Izza, in addition to information about the deaths of others, while this is considered the highest death toll since the 16th of November 2018, where the Syrian Observatory documented the death of at least 22 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, in attacks carried out by “Wa Harred al-Mu’minin” operations room against locations of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, in Sahl al-Ghab at the northern western country of Hama, where they targeted their locations in the areas of Foro and al-Sermaniyyeh in Sahl al-Ghab.