After the stop of clashes between them, Turkish reconnaissance forces protected by Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham enter points of contact with Kurdish forces in the vicinity of Afrin
The activists of the Syrian Observatory for human rights monitored the stop of the clashes that took place on the Syrian-Turkish border between members of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham and Turkish forces on the border of Kafr Luseen with the Iskenderun, followed by the entry of a Turkish force consists of several vehicles, and on board of them there were Turkish reconnaissance forces, and they headed to the western countryside of Aleppo. Intersected sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that these vehicles had entered the Syrian border accompanied by military vehicles and machines of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham, which protected these machines and headed towards Darat Azza area in the western countryside of Aleppo, and located near the contact lines with YPG which control the area of Afrin, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights received information that an agreement was been reached about handing over the points of contact with the Kurdish forces in Afrin to the Turkish forces; after the Turkish forces and vehicles enter the area located in the western countryside of Aleppo.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today morning Sunday the 8th of October 2017 that it documented the fall of several shells fired by the Turkish forces on areas in Idlib province, some of them fell near the camps of the displaced people, which resulted in the escape of residents of the camp, for fear of falling the shells on their tents, while members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham targeted a border position of the Turkish forces near Bab-Hawa area by several shells, amid bringing military reinforcements by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, in which these reinforcements were monitored heading to the vicinity of Kafr Lusayn village, and other villages near the border areas, which witnessed clashes today the 8th of October 2017, these clashes and targeting are accompanied by tension prevails the border areas and Idlib province in general, of the next hours and days, with the accelerating preparations by the Turkish forces to enter Idlib province, after a Turkish – Iranian – Russian agreement, gave the Turkish forces the green light to enter Idlib province.
Some reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham infiltrated to the area where the military vehicles located and which was targeted more than 24 hours ago near Kafr Lusayn village, from the side of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, where they set fire and withdrew, to start the clash between the members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham against the Turkish forces, then the clash turned into exchange of targeting by shells fired by using shoulder-fired launchers, followed by shelling by the Turkish forces by mortar and artillery shells fell on areas in the province countryside, without causing any human losses until now.
These concentrations by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, in conjunction with the concentrations by the Turkish party, come after the first direct clash took place today, between the Turkish forces against members of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, at the northern border of Idlib with the Sanjak of Alexandretta, where intensive exchange of fire took place between the both parties, at the border area with Kafr Lusayn village in Idlib countryside, accompanied with exchange of targeting took place between the both parties, while no information about casualties was reported yet, while the Syrian – Turkish border witnessed more that 24 hours ago, exchange of targeting between Turkish forces and Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham at the Syrian – Turkish border, and Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also published yesterday the 7th of October 2017, that a meeting took place at Bab-Hawa border crossing between Idlib province and the Iskenderun, the meeting was organized by Syrian opponents in the Syrian interior, from which a “National Rescue Government” was formed, the meeting included opponents from several Syrian areas during which a President of the National Rescue Government was elected, he is the Dr. Mohammed al-Sheikh of Idlib Province, and the election of the government came after holding the General Syrian Conference from which a founding body emerged and after that the preparation started for the National Rescue Government, whose president was elected today, and the reliable sources confirmed that the members, offices and work of this Government will be in the Syrian interior.
The sources also confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that the Government opposes the Turkish – Russian –Iranian intervention in the Syrian interior, and opposes the fighting between the rebel factions and movements operating on Syrian soil, while the process of announcing the Government and electing its President comes in conjunction with the Turkish – Russian –Iranian movements in preparation for a military operation in Idlib Province, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Saturday the 7thOctober 2017 that Activists in the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored movements of the Turkish army and Turkish military vehicles, on the border between Idlib province and the Sanjak of Alexandretta, where Turkish engineering vehicles lifted parts of the wall separating between the Turkish side and Idlib province, and opened corridors fit for military vehicles to pass through them, these movements came after targeting took place yesterday by members believed to be of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, to positions of Turkish forces and vehicles in Idlib countryside, followed by explosions which sources said that they were caused by Turkish targeting to positions of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, while tension prevails Idlib province, because of the fighting probability between Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and rebel and Islamic factions operating in the province, which witnessed weeks ago fierce fighting between Ahrar Al-Sham and other factions against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in which tens of citizens were killed and injured.
Reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that this operation came after a Russian – Turkish – Iranian agreement, to start a Turkish operation in Idlib, under an aerial Russian cover; the operation also came after the meeting which held few days ago in Turkey, between the Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
It is noteworthy that the Turkish forces entered for the first time militarily to the Syrian territory in the 24th of August 2016, and managed with the rebel and Islamic factions operating in “The Euphrates Shield” Operation and the factions to take the control of more than 2200 square km of the north-eastern countryside of Aleppo, and finished the presence of the organization in the last areas of it on the Syrian – Turkish border, and started to enter by taking the control of Jarabulus which used to be controlled by the organization.