The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

“Popular Resistance” continue their operations against the regime forces and factions of the “reconciliation” in Daraa and targets by shells the building of al-Baath Party in Daraa al-Mahatta

Daraa Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an attack by unknown gunmen believed to be of the “Popular Resistance,” targeted by 2 RPG shells the building of al-Baath Party in Daraa al-Mahatta in Daraa city after midnight of yesterday, which caused material damage but no information about casualties until the moment, also intense gunfire was heard yesterday night in Sahm al-Golan town west of Daraa, but no information about the causes so far, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 9th of April 2019, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a child under the age of eighteen as a result of the explosion of a landmine in him in Al-Manshiya neighborhood in Daraa Al-Balad in Daraa city, while the SOHR learned that the Air Force Intelligence of the regime forces arrested a person in Sheikh Miskin town in the western countryside of Daraa, without information so far about the reasons for arresting him, where he was the “chairman of the town’s Local Council” during the factions’ control over the town, and the SOHR published yesterday, Monday, that the regime forces carried out a raid and arrest operation in Ghabagheb town in Daraa countryside, where at least 4 people were arrested in the town, they are a civilian and 3 factions of the “reconciliation and settlement” and they were taken to an unknown destination, but no information about reasons of the arrest until the moment, and in the same context, the Syrian Observatory monitored writings on walls of a building in Msifra town in Daraa countryside, they read “You will regret, Our honors are red line, al-Msifra -people- are coming,” and these writings come after several days of raids by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them; for houses of former commanders of the factions who were displaced to the Syrian north, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 6th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the regime forces and the gunmen loyal to them in the eastern countryside of Daraa, strengthening their checkpoints and headquarters, raising dirt barriers and fortifying their positions, for fear of new attacks by unidentified gunmen, after carrying out a number of attacks in the recent weeks and months which targeted the regime forces and their allies in the area, in addition to targeting and liquidation operations and assassination attempts that targeted tens of their members and former members and commanders in the factions which used to operate in the Syrian South, of those accepted the reconciliation and settlement agreements, the regime forces also arrested former commander in one of the factions that carried out reconciliation with the regime, while he was heading to his military barracks in the 4th Division within the regime forces in the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, and the SOHR published on the 5th of April 2019, that the regime forces continues to clamp down on the leaders and members of the reconciliation factions who carried out settlement earlier, in addition to restricting on the population by carrying out raids against homes of faction leaders who refused to remain in Daraa province, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the regime forces raiding a house of leaders in an army operating in Daraa and Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, who refused to settle their situation and displaced towards the Syrian north, where both houses in Msifra town were raided under the pretext of searching for hidden weapons, and the reliable sources confirmed that no arrests were made against anyone, and the Syrian Observatory published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unidentified gunmen attacked an Air Intelligence checkpoint west of the Eastern Karak town in the eastern sector of Daraa countryside, where the attack was carried out with machineguns and RPG, but no information about casualties yet, and this comes within the context of the continuous attacks by the “Popular Resistance” and the unknown gunmen, where they target the regime forces and their loyal militias and factions of the “reconciliation and settlements”, while the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that the security chaos continues in Daraa Province and strikes again in the ranks of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored unidentified gunmen shooting this afternoon a car of a security member of the regime forces, he is a patron of reconciliation and settlement in the western countryside of Daraa, where he was targeted on the road of al-Yadudeh – Khrab al-Shahem in the western countryside of Daraa, which wounded him severely and killed his grandson, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unidentified gunmen attempted to assassinate a person in al-Harak town in the eastern sector of Daraa countryside, and sources told the Syrian Observatory that the targeted person was linked to the Lebanese Hezbollah, and he works in recruiting young men for Hezbollah in addition to promoting “Shi’ism” in the area, but no information about being injured during the shooting, and the Syrian Observatory published in the past hours that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored continued chaos incidents, and the liquidation attempts against the former fighters in the factions which used to operate in Daraa province and the Syrian South, who chose the reconciliation and settlement with the regime, where the SOHR monitored targeting by unidentified gunmen in Bosr al-Harir area in the eastern countryside of Daraa, to a vehicle carrying 2 former commanders in Amud Hauran Brigade, which resulted in the injury of one of them critically, and the Syrian Observatory published in the past 24 hours, that it monitored an assassination attempt by unknown people targeted a member of the gunmen loyal to the regime forces in al-Sanamin city in the countryside of Daraa, where a grenade was thrown in front of his house in the city in conjunction with shooting on the house, but no information about his injury until now, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 31st of March 2019 that the security chaos heads the scene in the province of Daraa, showing day after another, the disability of the security services and the regime forces to control it and their failure to make the province’s residents kneel down, during their control over the province through “settlements and reconciliations”, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an attack by unidentified gunmen on a checkpoint of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them on the road to the International Hospital in the vicinity of Daraa Al-Balad in Daraa city, which resulted in the injury of several members at least one of them is in critical condition, and the SOHR published hours ago, that in the wake of the security chaos which took several forms in all over province of Daraa which is controlled by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored security chaos that is new of kind in the province, it was represented by an attack yesterday, Saturday, by members of the 5th Corps which was formed by Russia and which includes members of the factions of “reconciliations and settlements”, at a checkpoint of the State Security branch in Suwar town in Al-Lajat area in the north-eastern countryside of Daraa, where crossfire took place between the both parties, then a patrol of the Russian police came to break up the clash, where they beat members of the checkpoint and humiliated them, while sources informed the Syrian Observatory that the reasons for these attacks come as a response to the repeated violations by the members of the checkpoint and their bad treatment with the citizens who pass through it, it is noteworthy that members of the 5th Corps carried out an attack few days ago on checkpoints of the regime forces in the towns of Bosr al-Harir, Al-Sahwa and Al-Msifra in the eastern countryside of Daraa, and beat members of these checkpoints for the same reasons and gave them a time limit to withdraw from the area.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 30th of March 2019, that security chaos is on the rise in Daraa province day after day, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Right monitored that unknown gunmen kidnapped a relief official in Tal Shihab town in Daraa countryside, where he had previously carried out reconciliation and settlement in the town, where the gunmen kidnapped him on the outskirts of the town then took him to an unknown destination, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a defected member of the regime forces who was in the ranks of the factions when they used to control Daraa; died of gunshot wounds he had from the regime forces, and in the details obtained the Syrian Observatory: the defected member surrendered himself and carried out a “settlement” in Dael town in the central sector of Daraa countryside 2 months ago, but he was killed and delivered yesterday, Friday, and in the same context, the Syrian Observatory learned that unknown gunmen tried to assassinate a leader of the “reconciliation the settlement” factions, by shooting at him in Daraa al-Balad in Daraa city, which caused him serious injuries, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 22nd of March 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a new assassination within the increased security escalation in Daraa Province, where unidentified gunmen assassinated on Friday afternoon, the 22nd of March 2019, using their machineguns’ fire a former fighter of the rebel factions in Tal Shihab town in the countryside of Daraa, who carried out previously settlement after the regime forces controlled the area and he recently joined the 4th Division, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unknown gunmen believed to belong to what is known as the Popular Resistance; attacked using machine guns the Air Intelligence detachment and the Western Checkpoint in Dael town in the middle sector countryside of Daraa On Thursday evening, where the attack lasted for about 20 minutes before the attackers fled, but no information about casualties yet, and the attack came after a similar attack targeted the same detachment on Monday evening the 18th of March, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that unidentified gunmen assassinated a former fighter of the factions who carried out “reconciliations and settlements” in al-Sanamin city in the Daraa countryside, by firing at him in the city, while unknown people burned the internationally recognized Syrian flag on Wednesday evening at the entrance to al-Hirak town in the eastern countryside of Dara, and the Syrian Observatory published on Wednesday that arrests continue by the regime’s intelligence services against former commanders and fighters of the former rebel and Islamic factions of Daraa, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored regime’s intelligence arresting a former leader of the factions from al-Harak town in the eastern countryside of Daraa, and he was taken to its detention centers to investigate him, after he had carried out “settlement and reconciliation”, and the Syrian Observatory published 2 days ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned from intersected sources that an attack by unidentified gunmen took place yesterday night; against the regime forces’ Air Intelligence detachment in Dael town in the middle countryside of Daraa, where the attackers threw a grenade on the detachment and opened their weapons at them then fled, but no information about casualties in the ranks of both parties, this came after anti-regime phrases were written, where The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that  “long live Syria and down with Bashar al-Assad, the revolution is an idea and the idea never dies, we will be victorious even if took time, and, the green Idlib will not wither” and tens of other phrases against the regime forces have filled walls of the towns and villages of al-Hrak, Eastern Kark, Nawa, al-Naemeh, al-Yadudeh, and others in Daraa countryside after midnight of yesterday, on the 8th anniversary of the Syrian revolution.

Unidentified assailants attack by machineguns and shells a headquarter of one of the Turkey-loyal factions of “Olive Branch” in Afrin city

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: explosions and gunfire after were heard after midnight of yesterday in Afrin city in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the Turkey-loyal factions of “Olive Branch”, it turned out to be caused by an attack by unknown gunmen with hand shells and machineguns targeting one of the headquarters of al-Mu’tasim Division of the “Olive Branch” near Nowruz Roundabout in the city, then the attackers fled and no information until now about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 10th of April 2019 that an explosion was heard after midnight of yesterday in al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the pro-Turkish factions of “Euphrates Shield”, where it turned out to be caused by an explosive device in a car of a commander of the 3rd Corps within the forces of “Euphrates Shield” which injured him, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 8th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored 2 separate incidents of security chaos in areas controlled by factions of “Olive Branch and Euphrates Shield”, where an explosion was heard just before midnight of yesterday in Afrin city in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, it turned out to be caused by an IED explosion in a person while he was trying to plant it near al-Qabban Roundabout in the city, which killed him instantly, while a bomb exploded after midnight of yesterday in a car of a commander in the 3rd Legion of the “Euphrates Shield”, which injured him seriously, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 5th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a landmine explosion in a vehicle belongs to al-Hamzat faction, which operates within the Turkey-supported “Olive Branch” Operation, near one of their points at road linking the villages of Kimar and Brad in Afrin countryside at the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, which injured several fighters, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 29th of March that a violent explosion was heard in Jwayq village near Afrin city in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, which is controlled by the “Euphrates Shield” factions loyal to Turkey, it was caused by an IED explosion near a checkpoint of al-Hamza Division in the area, which killed 3 people and injured 2 others, while the body of a man from al-Sfireh town in the south eastern countryside of Aleppo was found dead and thrown near Sosenbat village in the eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the “Euphrates Shield” factions, it worth mentioning that the man was kidnapped about a week ago by unknown gunmen, and the kidnappers demanded a ransom money to release him, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 27th of March 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored more incidents of security chaos within the controlled areas of the pro-Turkey forces of the Operation “Euphrates Shield”, where the SOHR monitored an attack that targeted activists in Al-Bab area in the north-eastern countryside of Aleppo, which caused material damage as a result of opening fire on a vehicle they were riding in, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 17th of March 2019, that a violent explosion was heard in the vicinity of Qabasin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the Turkish-backed factions of “Euphrates Shield” operation, it turned out that it was caused by the explosion of a landmine planted previously by the “Islamic State” organization in the vicinity of Al-Ojayl village near Qabasin, which resulted in the death of a citizen and the injury of others, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 16th of March 2019, that it learned from intersected sources that unknown gunmen kidnapped member of factions loyal to Turkey, on the road between the cities of Azaz and Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and took him unknown destination, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published h on 14th of March 2019 that a violent explosion was heard in al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the Turkey-supported factions of “Euphrates Shield”, sit was caused by a booby-trapped motorcycle explosion near the 8th Azar roundabout in the city which caused injuries, and this comes about 48 hours after a violent explosion in al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, caused by a motorcycle explosion near Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque in the city, which caused material damage, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 11th of March 2019 that a violent explosion was heard in the vicinity of Hazwan village in the north eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is controlled by the pro-Turkish factions of “Euphrates Shield”, it turned out to be caused by the explosion of an IED on the road between the villages of Hazwan and Abla in the same countryside, which caused material damage, in a continuation and expansion for the security chaos within the areas of control of the pro-Turkish factions in the Syrian north, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 9th of March 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 3 of the engineering members of “Euphrates Shield” factions, where they were killed in the explosion of a booby-trapped motorcycle in Jarabulus town in the northeastern sector of Aleppo countryside, where the bicycle exploded while they were trying to dismantle the explosives of it, also the explosion injured several people, which may raise the death toll, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 7th of March 2019 that the security chaos continues in areas of control of the “Euphrates Shield” factions loyal to Turkey in the north and northwest of Syria, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an explosion in the vicinity of Afrin city in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, it was caused by the explosion of an IED on Trenda road on the outskirts of the city, which caused material damage, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 5th of March 2019 that a violent explosion was heard in al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the pro-Turkey factions of “Euphrates Shield”, it was caused by a booby-trapped motorcycle near the 8th Azar Roundabout in the middle of the city, which injured people, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 3rd of March 2017 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the sound of violent explosion in the north-eastern countryside of Aleppo, caused by detonating a booby-trapped motorcycle in Qebbasin town which is near Al-Bab city in the north-eastern countryside of Aleppo, and which is controlled by the forces of the faction “Euphrates Shield”, which resulted in the fall of injuries, as a part of renewing the security chaos within Aleppo countryside and the controlled areas of the Turkish forces and the factions loyal to them, where the SOHR published on the 21st of February 2019, that it 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”.

Clashes renewed between factions of “Euphrates Shield” and gunmen deployed within areas of the regime forces and YPG in the northern countryside of Aleppo

Aleppo Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes after midnight of yesterday, between factions of “Euphrates Shield” loyal to Turkey against the gunmen who are in areas of deployment of the Kurdish Forces and the regime forces, in Sheikh Issa area west of Marea town and the vicinity of Kaljibrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where the area witnessed exchange of shelling between both parties in addition to the use of heavy weapons in the clashes, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 10th of April 2019, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes after midnight of yesterday in Kafrkalbin area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, between the Turkey-loyal factions of “Euphrates Shield” against gunmen in areas of the Kurdish Forces and the regime forces, accompanied by exchange of targeting but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 8th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that clashes took place afternoon of today, the 8th of April 2019, between Manbij Military council of the Syria Democratic Force against the Turkey-supported factions of “Euphrates Shield,” in al-Bwayhij Oleshli between al-Bab and Manbij areas at the northeastern sector of Aleppo countryside, accompanied by exchange of targeting using heavy machine guns, but no information yet about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the first of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that an intense missile shelling targeted members of the Turkey-loyal rebel factions of the “Euphrates Shield” Operations, in Twis village in the western countryside of al-Bab city in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, which killed a member and injured others due to this targeting, where the rebel factions operating in the area said that its source was the Kurdish forces deployed in the area, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 31st of March 2019 that heavy ground shelling by the Turkish forces is still continuing on the areas where the Kurdish forces are deployed in both northern and north-western countryside of Aleppo, within the areas adjacent the controlled areas of the Turkish forces and their allied forces of the Operation “Olive Branch” of Syrian rebel and Islamic factions, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that the Turkish forces have targeted by more than 140 shells, places in the villages of Tatmarsh and Shawarghah and its vicinity in addition to places near Maryamin area, which is located in the extension of Sharran Township that is related to Afrin in the north-western countryside of Aleppo, while the Syrian Observatory monitored the killing of a soldier in the ranks of the Turkish forces amid confirmed information about the killing of another soldier, as well as the injury of others, due to an explosion targeted one of the centers of the Turkish forces in Maryamin area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, raising to 87, the number of soldiers of the Turkish forces who have been killed since the start of the Turkish operation in Afrin area in the north-western countryside of Aleppo on the 20th of January 2018, while the ground shelling caused material damage, within the Turkish campaign of heavy ground shelling few days after movements in the area of the north of Aleppo by the Turkish forces and the factions loyal to them, on the contact lines with the areas where the regime forces and the Kurdish forces are deployed, the shelling also comes after a series of bombings that rocked Afrin city which is under the control of the Turkish forces and the factions of the Operation “Olive Branch”, and the SOHR learned that the bombings were caused by detonating IEDs and landmines in the city by the Turkish forces.

And reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, that cells of the Kurdish Forces targeted on Sunday, the 10th of February 2019, a Turkish military force on Jandairis road near al-Talaf military base in Jandairis countryside, raising to 2, the number of military operations that targeted the Turkish forces in the past 48 hours, where a targeting operations was carried out on the 8th of February in Jandairis countryside, and intersected sources confirmed that both operations injured 7 members of the Turkish Forces today and yesterday, and information about the death of one of them affected by critical injuries he had, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 5th of March 2019, that it monitored bombings and targeting carried out by the Turkish forces during the past hours, where they targeted areas starting from Tal Rifaat north of Aleppo to al-Ziyara northwest of Aleppo which are controlled by YPG, and this operation followed two explosions that took place in the last 48 hours, where the first explosion killed a member in Shirawa area in the eastern countryside of Afrin, while the second bombing killed at least 8 of the “Olive Branch” Operation Forces and the pro-Turkish factions, and preliminary information was received that among the casualties there is a Turkish soldier, after killing 85 Turkish soldiers on the Syrian territory since the 20th of January 2018, in Afrin area and its surrounding, where they were killed in operations carried out by cells of the Kurdish Forces and factions in the area.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 4th of February 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed fighting in areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where the Syrian Observatory monitored clashes between the rebel and Islamic factions on one hand, against gunmen deployed in the areas of presence of the Kurdish forces and the pro-regime gunmen on the other, in Kafr Khasher area in Azaz countryside, amid exchange of targeting, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 4th of February and the 30th of January 2019, that it monitored clashes in areas of Mar’anaz, Mare’ countryside and Kafrkhasher in the northern countryside of Aleppo, between the gunmen who are the areas of the deployment of the Kurdish forces the regime forces; against the rebel and Islamic factions working in the area, accompanied by more targeting between both parties but no information about casualties yet, and the Syrian Observatory published last Tuesday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed fighting between the rebel and Islamic factions against gunmen present in the areas where the Kurdish forces and the regime forces are deployed, in Kafr Khasher and Maraanaz in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 27th of January 2018, that it monitored clashes between the both parties in the areas of Mar’anaz and Jabrin and in other areas in the countryside of Marea town, in conjunction with the continued shelling between both parties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also published at night of the 26th of January 2019, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed combat operations in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, where areas in the vicinity of Mare’ town, and contact points in the same countryside, witnessed fighting described as violent between the rebel and Islamic factions against gunmen present in the areas where the Kurdish forces and the pro-regime gunmen are deployed, accompanied by exchange of targeting between the both parties, in areas in Kafr Khasher, Maraanaz and Al-Malikiyah, which resulted in the killing and injury of a number of fighters, where the Syrian Observatory has documented the death of a fighter of the factions as well as the injury of others with varying severity, the SOHR also monitored shelling by the regime forces on places in Al-Bab area and on other areas in the north-eastern countryside of Aleppo, which is under the control of the Turkish forces and the factions loyal to them of the “Euphrates Shield” Operation Forces, amid exchange  of targeting by machineguns between the both parties, while the Syrian Observatory published on the 24th of January 2019, that it monitored the continuation of clashes until after midnight of yesterday in Kafrkhasher area  in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, between gunmen deployed within areas of presence of the Kurdish Forces and the regime’s allies, against the rebel and Islamic factions operating in the area, coincided with the continuation of exchange of targeting between both parties but no information about casualties until now, and the Syrian Observatory published on Wednesday evening that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed combat operations between the rebel and Islamic factions, against gunmen spread within the areas of presence of the Kurdish forces and the regime’s allies, in places in the vicinity of Maraanaz and Al-Malikiyah areas in the northern sector of Aleppo province, and the Syrian Observatory monitored exchange of shelling that accompanied the clashes in the area, but no information about casualties was reported, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that explosions were heard in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, caused by shelling by factions loyal to Turkey which targeted places in Tel Rifaat area, after similar shelling that targeted areas in Mar’e countryside, in the same sector of Aleppo countryside, which caused material damage, without information about casualties, after clashes that renewed last night, Tuesday, for the second time in 48 hours, between the rebel and Islamic factions against gunmen present in the areas where the Kurdish forces and the pro-regime gunmen are deployed, in areas in Kafr Khasher in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, amid targeting in the clash areas, while the sound of an explosion was heard in the northern countryside of Aleppo believed to be caused by targeting to a military vehicle of factions of the operation “Euphrates Shield”, while the Syrian Observatory published 72 hours ago, that a landmine exploded in a car belongs to the Free Police and an Islamic Corps close to Turkey, in Mrimin area in the northern countryside of Aleppo, which killed 2 members and injured others, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday, the 18th of January 2018, that at least one explosion was heard in the outskirts of the controlled areas of the factions of the operation “Olive Branch”, from the north-western side of Aleppo city, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the forces deployed in the area which is under the control of the regime’s allies and the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), targeted Kimar area, which killed a fighter of an Islamic Division loyal to Turkey as well as the injury of 5 others with varying severity, and the number of human losses may increase, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that violent explosions were heard in the area between northwest of Aleppo city and Afrin area, intersected sources said that they were caused by artillery shelling targeted places in a village located within areas in which the Kurdish Forces and the gunmen loyal to the regime are spread, where the shells fell on areas in Soghana village, intersected sources said that their source was areas of control of the Turkish Forces and factions of “Olive Branch” Operation, which wounded several people, also the Syrian Observatory monitored shelling by the regime forces targeted places in Tal Msibin area in the northern countryside of Aleppo which caused material damage, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 14th of January 2019, that it documented the death of a fighter of a faction of the 3rd Corps, where he died after targeting a vehicle belongs to the faction by a guided missile at Kafr Khasher area in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 9th of this month that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored targeting a vehicle of fighters of the factions operating within the northern countryside of Aleppo; by fighters from Kurdish units in the vicinity of Kaljibrin area, which caused material damage and confirmed information about casualties in the ranks of the fighters working in the area, while the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 2 fighters of the factions operating north of Aleppo, during the targeting and the clashes that took place during the last 24 hours in the northern countryside of Aleppo, between gunmen deployed within the controlled areas of the pro-regime gunmen and the Kurdish forces against and the rebel and Islamic factions in the northern country of Aleppo, while the Syrian Observatory published 72 hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed clashes in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside, where clashes took place in the past hours between pro-regime gunmen against the rebel and Islamic factions, in places in the vicinity of Tal Al-Farfurah area, accompanied by exchange of targeting in the clash areas, amid information about the fall of casualties in the ranks of both parties, while the Syrian Observatory published 4 days ago, that clashes described as violent, took place today evening, Wednesday the 2nd of January 2018, between fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions on one hand, against fighters located in the areas where the Kurdish forces and the Pro-regime gunmen are deployed on the other, in places in the vicinity of the areas of Harbal, Sheikh Issa and the southern countryside of Mare’, accompanied by exchange of targeting in the clash areas between the both parties, and this fighting comes about 2 weeks after similar fighting took place in the northern sector of Aleppo countryside between fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions on one hand, against fighters in the areas where the Pro-regime gunmen and Kurdish forces are deployed on the other, where a member who is not known whether of the Pro-regime gunmen or of the Kurdish forces, was killed at that time.

And the Syrian Observatory published at that time, that it monitored the arrival of military gears heavily armed with heavy and medium weapons and members of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where the positions of the regime forces in Tel Rifaat area are located, and it is not known so far whether the regime forces have brought these reinforcements for a specific purpose, or it is just a process of changing shifts of the checkpoints and posts of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them in the area, and it is noteworthy that the contact areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo are witnessing from time to time, targeting and clashes between the regime forces and their allies against factions operating in the area, the Syrian Observatory published previously that it monitored mobilizations by the regime forces and the Iranian forces and gunmen loyal to them in both northern and north-eastern sectors of Aleppo countryside, where the contact areas with the rebel and Islamic factions which operate in the area and most of which are supported by the Turkish forces, are located, where these mobilizations have started since the beginning of September 2018, through bringing more military reinforcements of tanks, armored vehicles and heavy and medium weapons in addition to fighters, along with the movements of the Syrian opposition of rebel and Islamic factions as well as the Turkish forces’ fortifications to their positions, and the Syrian Observatory learned that the reinforcements that began to arrive in the area since the 2nd of September 2018, of the Iranian forces the regime forces, have reached more than 5000 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian, Arab, and Asian nationalities, and tens of vehicles, armored vehicles, and tanks have spread over an areas extending from al-Shahba dam area to the contact lines with Afrin, passing through Om Hosh, Tal Rifaat, Harbel, Ein Daqneh, Menagh airport, Deir Jamal, and the surroundings of Nubl and Zahra, and areas in the north-eastern countryside of Aleppo, while areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo witnessed exchange of targeting between the regime forces against the factions in the controlled areas of each of them in the area, and these reinforcements also coincided with the receiving points by Jaysh al-Islam on the contact points with the regime forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo, after a consensus with a faction supported by Turkey for Jaysh al-Islam to receive the points, where Jaysh al-Islam restructured itself and reassembled its forces, while the regime forces are carrying out this mobilizations and fortification in Aleppo countryside, fearing an attack that may target their location in case the battle of Idlib was launched, for which they have mobilized more than 2000 military armored vehicle and tens of thousands of members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, most of them were brought from fronts that previously witnessed clashes against the “Islamic State” organization or the rebel and Islamic factions.

After targeting countryside of Idlib and Hama by more than 120 shells and missiles during the evening hours, the regime forces continue the shelling within the Russian – Turkish truce areas

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored after midnight of yesterday successive violations in the Turkish – Russian truce areas in Aleppo, Latakia, Idlib, and Hama provinces, where the regime forces shelled after midnight of yesterday places in the towns of al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita, and al-Arba’in village in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, where the regime forces launched several light bombs in the skies of M’aarkbeh village in the same countryside, in conjunction with the opening heavy machineguns’ fire by the regime forces targeting areas in Tal al-Sakhr village in the same sector, while areas in al-Khwyn town and al-Zarzour village in the southeastern countryside of Idlib were under artillery shelling by the regime forces after midnight of yesterday, and in the same context, the regime forces shelled this morning areas in Khalsa village in the southern countryside of Aleppo, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published in the past hours that the regime forces continue to escalate their ground shelling on the areas of the Russian – Turkish truce, where it rose to more than 100, the number of shells and missiles fired by the regime forces on areas in Tahtaya town south of Idlib today evening and after midnight, the regime forces also shelled Al-Lataminah town after the midnight, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago, that it monitored ongoing shelling today evening, Wednesday, by more than 33 rocket shells, within the area of the alleged truce between Russia and Turkey in its 4 sectors, where the regime forces targeted places in Tell Mannas, Jarjnaz and Tahtaya in the southern and south-eastern sectors of Idlib countryside by rocket shells, as well as other places in Lahaya and Al-Buwaydah in the northern sector of Hama countryside, the regime forces also targeted places in Al-Mohandessin countryside within the western countryside of Aleppo by 2 missiles believed to be ground-to-ground, while the Syrian Observatory documented the injury of 3 children as a result of the explosion of a bomb of the remnants of previous shelling on Haritan town north of Aleppo, and the SOHR published hours ago, that areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces and the Putin – Erdogan demilitarized area are still witnessing more violations, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored rocket shelling by the regime forces, targeted places in Hayyan town in the northern countryside of Aleppo, which caused juries, while areas in Morek town and al-Sakhr village in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area were shelled by the regime forces, also factions working in the southeastern countryside of Idlib targeted by mortar shells positions of the regime forces in Tal Maraq area in the same countryside, and information about casualties in the ranks of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, also a member of the regime forces was killed in a sniper targeting by members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in Khalsa area at the southern countryside of Aleppo, raising to 577, the number of people who were killed since Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 291 civilians including 98 children and 59 women, were killed in shelling by the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, targeting, and bombardment by warplanes, and among them there are 20 people including 4 children were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 123 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 40 of the “Jihadi” fighters and 23 fighters of Jaysh al-Izza, who were killed in ambushes and clashes including a commander at least, they were killed in ambushes and attack by the regime forces in the northern countryside of Hama, and 162 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that areas in Khan Shaykhun city, al-Tamanah town, the villages of Tal al-Shih, Tahtaya, Sekyat, and Om Jalal in the southern and southeastern countryside of Idlib were extensively shelled by the regime forces, in conjunction with artillery shelling by the regime forces targeted places in Morek town in the northern countryside of Hama, but no information about casualties, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a person affected by injuries he had in shelling by grad missiles by the factions operating in the northwestern countryside of Hama on the 7th of April 2019.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces witnessed after midnight of yesterday rocket shelling carried out by the regime forces, where they targeted places in Qal’aat al-Madiq town and the villages of Tal Osman and Bab al-Taqa in the northwestern countryside of Hama and other areas in al-Lataminah town, and the villages of al-Janabera and al-Sakhr in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, while the regime forces launched artillery shells after midnight of yesterday targeting areas in the towns of Hayyan, Huraytan, and Kafr Hamra north of Aleppo and other areas in al-Khwyn town, al-Zarzour village, and the abandoned battalion east of Idlib, and the villages of Zammar and Jazraya in the southern countryside of Aleppo, but no information about until the moment, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Tuesday evening, the 9th of April 20198 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored today evening, Tuesday, ongoing shelling within the areas of the alleged truce between the Turks and the Russians and within Putin – Erdogan demilitarized zone, where the regime forces shelled areas in Murak, M’aarkaba, Lahaya, Al-Buwaydah and Al-Lataminah in the northern countryside of Hama, and Al-Sharia north-west of Hama, as well as other places in Jarjnaz, Al-Khuwaiyn and Al-Taman’aa in both southern and south-eastern countryside of Idlib, while the factions fired several rocket shells on places in Halab Al-Jadidah neighborhood in the western sector of Aleppo city which is under the control of the regime forces, accompanied by the fall of explosive bullets on areas in the neighborhood, without information about causing human losses so far, in the same context, the SOHR documented the death of a person affected by the injury he had due to rocket shelling on Saraqeb town east of Idlib on Sunday.