The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Atarib demonstrates to be kept away of the fighting consequences between Ahrar al-Sham and Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham

Aleppo Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: The Islamic factions targeted a bulldozer of the regime forces with a guided missile in the vicinity of the Scientific Research area in the western countryside of Aleppo, and reports about casualties in the rank of the regime forces, accompanied by shelling by the regime forces on places in the area of Al-Rashideen in the west of Aleppo, also an explosion was heard in the vicinity of the cultural center in Al-Aziziyya neighborhood in Aleppo yesterday after midnight. No information was reported about the circumstance of the explosion or its causes till now.

On the other hand, demonstrations took place in Al-Atarib Town in the western countryside of Aleppo after midnight of Saturday – Sunday. The demonstrators called to “keep Al-Atarib Town away from the fighting in the north of Syria and they chanted against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham”. These demonstrations came after an alert in the area as a result of information that a column of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham is headed to the town in order to control it after its control on Darat Ezza Town located in the western countryside of Aleppo and adjacent to Idlib Province. The control came after swore of allegiance by factions controlling and operating in Darat Ezza Town for Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, where during the last days and weeks this front witnessed violent clashes between the factions operating there against YPG that control Afrin. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtain information about preparations taking place in the western countryside of Aleppo and in the outskirts of Afrin by factions operating there to carry out a military operation against YPG in Afrin, in conjunction with the Turkish preparations with factions operating in the northern countryside of Aleppo to attack areas under the SDF’s control in the northern countryside of Aleppo, to regain the villages located between Marea and Deir Jamal.