The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Five regime soldiers and rebels killed during clashes in southern rural Idlib  

The Syrian Observatory has documented further casualties this evening due to clashes on the frontline of Al-Fatira and the frontlines of southern countryside of Idlib. Four members among regime and loyalists were killed and others were injured, while attempting to infiltrate on Al-Fatira frontline.

A member of jihadist faction was killed and four other of rebels were injured during the same clashes, which lasted for hours and regime forces were unable to pull out the bodies of the dead.

It is worth mentioning that the Syrian Observatory monitored the first violation of the ceasefire at the dawn of March 6, where six members of regime forces and loyalists were killed, while at least nine of the “Turkistan Islamic Party” were killed

This day is the second violation of the ceasefire in its 12th day in terms of casualties.

The Syrian Observatory monitored earlier several violations by regime forces and opposition factions on the frontlines of Idlib countryside. The oposition factions were able to repel an infiltration attempt by regime forces on Al-Fatira frontline southern Idlib countryside, with intensive artillery shelling carried out by regime forces.

Meanwhile, opposition factions shelled regime forces’ positions in Hazarin and Kafr Nabl, south of Idlib.