Timeline | Recent developments across Syria
July 4, 2021
Regime-controlled areas
-SOHR documented the death of a member of the Russian-backed 5th Corps and injury of another today due to gunfire by unknown armed men in Ankhel city centre in northern Daraa.
-SOHR activists have reported finding a body of unknown civilian shot dead with singes of torture on his body near al-Misifirah countryside in Daraa eastern countryside. On the other hand, regime forces in the past few hours, have received military reinforcement at its positions in eh city of Jesem, northern Daraa where the soldiers have arrived and have been distributed at the military barriers and checkpoints in the city.
-SOHR activists, in the al-Quneitra countryside, have reported that shooting by unknown gunmen has targeted members of one family in the neighborhood of al-Asbah in countryside of the region. The shooting has killed one person and wounded another, but reasons behind the attack have remained unknown till now.
-A land mine believed to be part of war ordnance has exploded near Khalkhalah airport in al-Suwidaa causing death of a Sheppard and several cattle. The dead man is from al-Shagirah al-Sourah village in north countryside of al-Suwidaa province.
-SOHR activists have monitored clashes between two groups of the National Defense Forces (NDF) one of them is from Jarmaz village and the other is from Zanoud village in the southern countryside of al-Qamishly city in al-Hasakah countryside.
-The conflicted groups used different kinds of light weapons resulting in several injuries, some of them were in serious condition and were transported to the national hospital in al-Qamishly.
Aleppo
-SOHR activists have reported, in the early hours of Sunday, violent clashes at the western frontlines of Ariymah neighborhood of Manbij countryside in east of Aleppo between the Turkish forces and its proxies on one side and Manbij Military Council on the other. The attacks coincided with strikes from both sides, amid information about casualties.
On the other hand, Turkish intelligence forces with participation of the military police have stormed a village near Rajo neighborhood on June 30, arresting three civilians on charged of communicating with Autonomous Administration during their control on the area.
-SOHR activists have monitored exchange of fire and sporadic clashes between Manbij Military Council Forces and Turkish-backed factions in Manbij countryside in east Aleppo, but no information about casualties have been reported.
-Syrian Observatory for Human activists have reported that a Turkish drone executed several airstrikes on Menagh military airport and Ain Daqna village in Kurdish-held areas, but no casualties have been reported yet.
SDF-held areas
-SOHR activists have reported that SDF-controlled patrol in the city of Nebian, in east of Deir Ezzor, has arrested three adults, two of them are from al-Kasar tribe and the third from al-Zer village over charges of joining ISIS. Later on, relatives to al-Kasar two adults have built barriers on the city of al-Busirah and in the road of al-Sour city and have arrested anyone belonging to al-Shiatat tribe, accusing that tribe’s sons who are members of the SDF’s line of arresting the two adults, demanding their immediate release.
SOHR activists have reported that an artillery shell has hit a Turkish military post in the village of Ali Said in “Peace Spring” areas in al-Hasakah countryside, which resulted in the injury of several members, amid unconfirmed reports of fatalities among Turkish forces. On the other hand, Turkish forces and their proxies have shelled positions belonging to regime forces and SDF in the countryside of Abu Rasin town, but no casualties have been reported.
De-escalation zone
SOHR activists in the de-escalation zone have reported that the regime forces in the early morning of Sunday have targeted with rocket fire areas in Kansfara, al-Ramy, Balyoun, Mashoun and other areas in Jabal al Zawiyah in southern Idlib countryside and Kafr Shaliyah western Ariha without information about casualties.