The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The chaos of the Syrian north within Idlib Province continues with more human casualties by unknown killers and cells that aim to spread chaos and murder

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the security chaos continues in the areas of “Euphrates Shield” factions loyal to Turkey in northern and northwest of Syria, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored finding the body of a bus driver on the road between Tal Sh’eir and al-Heimer villages in the countryside of Jarabulus city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, but no information about the causes and circumstances of his death until the moment, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes in Jalil area in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, between armed members believed to belong to YPG against factions loyal to Turkey of the “Olive Branch,” which killed a YPG fighter, while a Major defected from the regime forces operates among factions “Olive Branch” died affected by injuries he had during dismantling a motorcycle booby-trapped in Masha’ala village  yesterday, while an IED exploded yesterday in a vehicle belongs to al-Hamza Division the “Euphrates Shield” factions, on the road between the villages of Burj Heid and Basoufan in the countryside of Afrin town in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which damaged the vehicle and injured 3 members of the Division, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published earlier that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented human losses due to the explosion of a booby-trapped vehicle in Al-Ghandoura town near Jarabulus in the north-eastern sector of Aleppo countryside, where at least 3 members of the factions of the “Euphrates Shield” and the Military Police, where killed while dismantling the booby-trapped vehicle, also information was received about other casualties in the ranks of the Turkish forces in the same explosion, and this explosion comes hours after the bombing of Afrin in the north-west of Aleppo, where the SOHR published hours ago, that the violent bombing that hit downtown Afrin city which is controlled by the Turkish Forces and “Olive Branch” operation factions; have caused significant casualties, where the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 2 citizens (a man from Afrin and a child) and 20 persons at least were injured, and some of them were transported to hospitals in Turkey for treatment, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation. The Syrian Observatory published hours ago that  a severe explosion was heard in Afrin city in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the pro-Turkish factions of “Euphrates Shield” , caused by a booby-trapped explosion near Dirsem Hospital in the Villat Street in the city, which injured several people some of them are in dangerous situations including children, and the explosion caused fires in the area and the ambulances headed to it. This explosion came after a military parade carried out by “Olive Branch” Operation Forces inside Afrin city, during which the they launched slogans in Turkish language and the Turkish flags were raised in the military parade, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 20th of February 2019 that the National Army which operates in the Syrian North and is backed by Turkey, has issued a statement about the new security campaign which comes few weeks after a similar campaign in Aleppo countryside within the controlled areas of the “Euphrates Shield” which was against other factions and battalions at that time, but this time, the campaign targets the drug dealers according to the statement -of which the Syrian Observatory received a copy- and it stated “To our people in the Syrian North, as a completion of the peace campaign launched by the Syrian National Army achieving its firs goal of arresting the corrupted and rebel commanders and groups, a new phase of the campaign starts today, where it is going to work on achieving the second goal through prosecuting and arresting the drug dealers in order to stop their criminality by dealing with their peers of the gangs of the PKK and of the criminal regime in the occupied areas, and as a result it will clean the area and stop their plan to crush the liberated areas through weakening the youth who are the main pillar of building the community, and will cut off a major source of the sources of support and funding which the PKK’s terrorist gangs depend on, the campaign is continuing with its previous and current goals and we appeal to our people in the Liberated North to cooperate with the command of the National Army, so that the campaign achieves the perfect success of its goals”.

And the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that the military police and some factions of “Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch;” carried out a security operation in Jarabulus town in the northeastern sector of Aleppo countryside, where columns of these Turkey-supported factions entered on board of tens of vehicles with heavily armed members to Jarabulus at dawn of today, Wednesday, where these factions closed the roads, entrances, and exits of the town, but no information until the moment about the arrests they carried out and the authorities who carried out the operation, after that the roads were opened this morning and the operation ended, and the Syrian Observatory published 2 days ago that the security chaos of kidnapping, thefts, targeting operations, assassinations, killing and looting, is still heading the scene in the controlled areas of the Turkish-backed factions of the “Olive Branch and the Euphrates Shield” operations in the Syrian North, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a new incident today evening, Monday, where the body of a person was found dead at the outskirts of Jarabulus town in the north-eastern sector of Aleppo countryside, where he was shot dead and his body was dumped at the outskirts of the town, without information about the identity of the perpetrators so far, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 13th of February 2019, that a violent explosion was heard in al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, it turned out to be caused by a landmine explosion in a vehicle belongs to the pro-Turkish forces of “Euphrates Shield”, which injured 4 members, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 12th of February 2018 that a violent explosion shook al-Rai town in the northern countryside of Aleppo within areas of the pro-Turkish “Euphrates Shield”, it turned out to be caused by a booby-trapped bicycle explosion near a checkpoint of the factions on the outskirts of the town, which injured 2 members of the checkpoint and killed a man believed to the suicide bomber who blew himself up in the bicycle, in a continuation for the series of explosions and security chaos in Aleppo countryside, which is controlled by rebel and Islamic factions loyal to Turkey, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published that an explosion shook yesterday evening, February the 6th of February 2019, Jandairis area in the countryside of Afrin city in the northwestern sector of Aleppo province, it turned out to be caused by an IED explosion targeting the car of a military commander of Jaysh al-Sharqiyyah faction, which caused material damage but no information about casualties yet, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday, Wednesday, that a violent explosion was heard in the northeastern sector of Aleppo countryside, intersected sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Right, that it was caused by a motorcycle bomb explosion near the old market in al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of “Euphrates Shield” factions which caused material damage.