Timeline | Recent developments across Syria
July 5, 2021
Regime-held areas
SOHR activists, in Daraa province, have reported that unidentified gunmen have fire RBG a military checkpoint under control of the regime forces in al-Sahwah town in eastern Daraa countryside in the early hours of Monday.
Daraa al-Balad and other areas under control of Daraa city has witnessed continuous siege that has been imposed by the regime forces and its security service over ten days, from June 25 until now via closing the main roads in the region to make pressure on the people and the inhabitants in the city who reject the Russian demands of striking new settlements for dozens of people, hand over their weapons and transfer former leaders of the factions who stroke reconciliation to al- Duraij area.
SOHR activists have reported that unknown gunmen have attacked on Sunday a regime forces-held military checkpoint, between the two cities of Sida and al-Taybah in eastern Daraa countryside, with grenade and Kalashnikov without information about losses.
Syrian Observatory activists have reported that a regime soldiers was assassinated today in Nabaa al-Sakhr village near the border with the Syrian occupied Golan, after unknown gunmen opened fire on him while he was on his way home on a vacation.
Aleppo
SOHR activists reported that Turkish forces stationed in the military base in the outskirts of Marea city in the “Euphrates Shield” areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo shelled, with artillery, the vicinity of Berkhedam camp inhabited by displaced families from Afrin city, which caused a state of panic among the camp’s residents.
On the other hand several artillery shells hit the outskirts of the Russian military base in al-Wahshiya, Om al-Hosh, Hasajek villages in Kurdish-held areas. However, no information about casualties were reported.
SOHR activists have monitored that an artillery shell fired by Turkish forces hit Aoun al-Dadat village on al-Sajour frontline in Manbij countryside in eastern Aleppo.
On the other hand, clashes between Afrin Liberation Forces and Turkish-backed faction took place on the frontlines of Kafr Khasher and Marenaz in Aleppo countryside, but no casualties have been reported.
SDF-held areas
Gunmen believed to be members of ISIS have assassinated a member of the Autonomous Defense forces yesterday after targeting him in shooting near al-Qasrah village in the southern countryside of al-Raqqa province.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights have reported that ISIS executed a young man in an abandoned house in al-Roz village in Deir Ezzor countryside, after being kidnapped with his father and brother three days ago.
The three men were arrested to be investigated regarding stealing gold and money from a family in the village, while other sources accused the young man of “cooperating with intelligence services of SDF”.
It is worth noting that SDF arrested the three persons for five months before being released a week ago.
SOHR activists have reported that the “Rabid Intervention Forces” with air support by the International Coalition aircraft stormed the house of an ISIS commander in Kharbat al-Tamr village in al-Shadadi town in the southern countryside of al-Hasakah, and arrested him. The security forces found documents, weapons and equipment, which the commander used in his terror attacks and planting landmines, in his possession.
SOHR activists reported today an explosion of a booby-trapped motorbike near the headquarters of “Democratic Union” party inal-Shadady town under control of the “Autonomous Administration” in the southern countryside of al-Hasakah province, causing two injuries and material losses.
“De-escalation zone”
SOHR activists have reported that the “National Liberation Front” shelled a guided missile launchpad belonging to regime forces on Hazareen al-Malaja frontline in Idlib countryside, which destroyed the launchpad and left several regime soldiers injured, amid unconfirmed reports of fatalities too.
On the other hand, al-Fath al-Mubeen operations room targeted regime positions in Marrat Moukhas village in Idlib countryside, with mortar shells, but no casualties has been reported.
Earlier this morning, regime forces renewed rocket fire on the “de-escalation zone”, where it bombarded, in the early hours of Monday, artillery and rocket fire on areas in Kanesfara, al-Barah, Banin, al-Futirah and around Mashoun in the southern part of Idlib countryside, and other areas in al-Mansourah, al-Ankawy in Sahl al-Ghab in northwest Hama.