The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Clashes renew between the Kurdish forces and pro-Turkey factions in areas in the countryside of Al-Bab city north-east of Aleppo

Aleppo Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: sporadic clashes by light and medium weapons broke out today evening between the Kurdish forces against Turkish-backed factions, in the area of Hazwan village in the countryside of Al-Bab city north-east of Aleppo, without information about casualties so far.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 19th of September 2019, that violent clashes by light and medium weapons broke out between the Kurdish forces deployed in the north of Aleppo against pro-Turkey factions, after an infiltration carried out by the former in the area of Al-Malikiyah in the countryside of Azaz city north of Aleppo, which resulted in the killing of 2 members of the factions of the National Army which is loyal to Turkey in addition to the injury of others.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published today the 19th of September 2019, that it monitored the fall of mortar shells on places in the vicinity of Afrin city, which is controlled by the Turkish Forces and their loyal factions in the northwestern countryside of Aleppo, it is believed that they were launched by the Kurdish Forces who are deployed there, but no confirmed information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 18th of September 2019 that the Turkish forces renewed their missile shelling on the Kurdish-controlled positions in Aleppo countryside, where they targeted by more than 20 artillery shells placers in Aqiba village in Shirawa township in Afrin countryside northwest of Aleppo, but bi information about casualties until the moment, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 16th of September 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored artillery shelling by the Turkish Forces positioned in Kimar village adjacent to areas of deployment of the Kurdish Forces north of Aleppo, where the shelling targeted the villages of Shirawa township by about 25 artillery shells on the villages of Aqbiyeh, Soghonakah, and Bineh village, also 2 shells fell near the school of Aqbiyeh village while the students were present within the school hours.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 15th of September 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a Russian delegation visited on Thursday the 12th of September 2019, the of village Um Hosh which is under the control of the regime forces in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and which includes displaced people from Afrin area west of Aleppo, and the sources added that the Russian delegation that has been dispatched from Hmeimim, distributed about 2500 baskets of food on the refugees and displaced people in the village, to be revealed later that the food in these baskets is corrupt and expired, which ignited a state of wide popular resentment in the area, and the SOHR published on the 10th of September 2019, that areas in the vicinity and outskirts of Mare’ town in the northern countryside of Aleppo witnessed renewed violent clashes after the midnight of Monday – Tuesday, between the Kurdish forces which are deployed in the area against pro-Turkey factions, where the clashes were concentrated in the areas of Harbal and Sheikh Issa accompanied by exchange of targeting by heavy machineguns, which resulted in the fall of injuries in the ranks of both parties, and this come in the frame of daily targeting and clashes between the both conflicting parties in Aleppo countryside, where the Syrian Observatory published on the 8th of September 2019, that clashes continue almost daily between Kurdish Forces against the pro-Turkish factions in areas north of Aleppo, where sporadic clashes took place between both parties on fronts of Malkiyyeh and Mar’anaz west of the city after midnight of yesterday, but no information about casualties so far.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 7th of September 2019 that daily clashes and targeting continue between the Turkey-loyal factions against the Kurdish Forces who are deployed in the northern countryside of Aleppo, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored violent clashes between both parties with medium and light weapons, just before midnight of yesterday west of Azaz city north of Aleppo, amid information about casualties in the ranks of both parties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 6th of September 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed violent clashes after midnight of yesterday and dawn of today, in Oleshli village east of Qabasin in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, between the rebel and Islamic factions loyal to Turkey against the Kurdish Forces deployed in the area, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 1st of August 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored missile shelling carried out by the Turkish forces on Kurdish forces’ deployment sites, in several areas of the northern countryside of Aleppo on Saturday afternoon, but no information about casualties yet, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 29th of August 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the killing of 9 fighters of the opposition faction of Sultan Murad which is loyal to Turkey, while trying to repel an advancement attempt by the Kurdish forces and fighters deployed in the area, in the area of Al-Deghelbash west of Al-Bab city in the north-eastern sector of Aleppo countryside, after clashes that lasted from yesterday evening until today’s dawn, without any changes on the map of control, while the clashes also left many injuries in the ranks of both parties, and the SOHR published on the 26th of August 2019, that it monitored heavy shelling of tens of artillery and missile shells carried out by the Turkish army, targeting Mar’anaz village in the northern countryside of Aleppo, but no information about casualties yet, while the Kurdish Forces launched several rocket shells targeting the western outskirts of Azaz city, which is controlled by the Turkish Forces and their loyal factions north of Aleppo.

The Syrian Observatory published on the 23rd of August 2019 activists of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored eruption of violent clashes by medium and light weapons between the pro-Turkey factions stationed in Jib Al-Damm village north of Al-Bab city against forces of Manbij Military Council of the SDF stationed in Kurhayouk village east of Al-Bab city in Aleppo countryside, in conjunction with this, the SOHR monitored artillery shelling by the Turkish forces on Maraanaz and Al-Malikiyah villages which are under the control of the Kurdish forces north of Aleppo, without information about casualties.