The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Breaches escalate with the truce of the Caesar and Sultan completes its 44th consecutive day in Syria

 

The Russian – Turkish ceasefire in Syria has completed its 44th day  in Syria, it was started on the 30th of December 2016, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights continue to document more violations in several areas, where the regime forces shelled places in al-Wa’er neighborhood in the city of Homs and other places in the city of Rastan, and the towns of Terre Maaleh and al-Ghantu and the area of ​​Houla and the road between the villages of Kisin and Burj Qa’ei in the northern countryside of Homs, also the regime forces renewed the targeting using heavy machineguns’ fire for areas at Qaboun neighborhood on the outskirts of capital, while the regime forces shelled areas in Qaboun neighborhood at the eastern outskirts of the capital, also several shells fell on areas at Teshreen area at the outskirts of the capital, also the regime forces targeted using heavy medium machineguns areas in Jobar neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital, while warplanes believed to be Russian carried out a raid on area in the town of al-Hbit in the southern countryside of Idlib, while Islamic factions opened fire of their snipers on areas in the town of al-Fu’aa, which is inhabited by Shiite citizens, in the northeastern countryside of Idlib.

In the same context, the regime forces shelled areas in the town of Eis and the village of Huber and other areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo, while the regime forces shelled areas in the town Kafr Hamra in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, also areas in the towns of Mansoura and KafrDa’el in the western countryside of Aleppo were shelled by the regime forces, while the regime forces launched several shells on areas in the town Huraytan located in the northern countryside of Aleppo, which killed a person and injured several others, and also the regime forces shelled areas in the villages of Talaf and Qantara in the southern countryside of Hama and other areas in the village of al-Emqiya in Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama, while the regime forces shelled areas in Hasraya village at the northern countryside of Hama , also warplanes believed to be Russian renewed the targeting of areas in the village of al-Tawba in the northwestern countryside of Hama, while areas in the town of Qal’aat al-Madiq at the northwestern countryside of Hama were shelled by the regime forces, while violent clashes continued in the vicinity the Syriatel checkpoint in the north of Soran town in the northern countryside of Hama, between the rebel and Islamic factions against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them after the attack by the last mentioned on the area, accompanied by an exchange of targeting between both parties, also at least 15 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions and Fateh al-Sham Front were killed during clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the city of Daraa, including media activist and 2 members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham who blew themselves up in booby trapped vehicles in Manshiyyeh neighborhood, also at least 6 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them were killed -including a captain- in the same clashes, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, also a child and a man were killed in the fall of shells on areas in al-Sahari area which is under the control of the regime forces in Daraa al-Mahatta in the city of Daraa, while the regime forces launched more ground-to-ground missiles on areas in Daraa al-Balad and Tariq al-Sadd, followed by bombardment of warplanes on areas in the city, also the regime forces shelled areas in the town of the Eastern al-Gharya in the eastern countryside of Daraa, while the regime forces shelled areas in the town of Bosra al-Sham.

Also the rebel and Islamic Factions launched several shells on places in areas controlled by the regime forces in Shalf Castle and Kinsabba area in the northern countryside of Latakia, also violent clashes renewed between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against Islamic factions in the area of Hosh Nasri Front and Hosh al-Dawahra in the Eastern Ghouta, after an attempt by the regime forces to advance and control the area, while two mortars launched by the regime forces and landed on areas on the outskirts of KafrBatna town in the Eastern Ghouta, causing material damage, also violent clashes renewed between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against Islamic factions in Arbin city and the area around the vehicles department in the Eastern Ghouta, coincided with the fall of several mortar shells launched by the regime forces on areas on the outskirts of the city and on the clash areas, also several shells fell on areas in al-Assad Suburb, while the regime forces shelled places in al-Marj area in the Eastern Ghouta, in conjunction with opening the heavy machineguns’ fire on the same places, the shelling resulted in material damage to the property of citizens, while a missile believed to be ground-to-ground launched by the regime forces, and landed on areas at the outskirts of Jesrin town in the Eastern Ghouta.