The Russian warships shell the west of Jisr Al-Shughur by cluster missiles and jihadi groups withdraw from the positions they advanced into in Jabal Al-Akrad north of Latakia

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling by cluster missiles fired by the Russian warships stationed in the Mediterranean Sea near the Syrian shores, without documenting casualties, this was coincided with cautious calm monitored by the SOHR, prevailing the clash areas in Jabal Al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia after the fierce battles which took place today between the factions and jihadi groups on one hand, and the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, and according to sources of the SOHR; the factions and jihadi groups withdrew from most of the positions they had advanced into in Jabal Al-Akrad, and the Syrian Observatory documented during this day, heavy casualties as a result of the violent clashes in areas of Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia since morning, against the backdrop of a violent and widespread attack carried out by the jihadi groups and factions on sites of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, through which they managed to gain control of 7 strategic positions, where 23 members of the regime forces and militias loyal to them were killed, also 11 of the jihadi groups were killed, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, where jihadi factions were able to advance and take control of new positions in the northern countryside of Latakia, during the counteroffensive they began Friday morning on positions of the regime forces, where they gained control of Tallat al-Ballut and Beit al-Asim and the area of the four junctions Jabal al-Akrad, while the clashes remain at their most in areas along the contact points from Jub al-Ahmar in the western countryside of Hama; until Jabal al-Turkman near the Turkish border in the northernmost countryside of Latakia.

And the Syrian Observatory just published that the factions carried out infiltration operations in positions of the regime forces in Ayn al-Qantra, Tallat Aby Asaad, Ketf Sando, and Tal al-Hadadah in Latakia countryside, where the factions are taking advantage of the bad weather conditions in Latakia countryside which hinders the movement of the air force.