Syria, 29 December. Unidentified air force attacked a prison in northern Aleppo, where ISIS fighters were kept. Terrorists fired at a US military base in Hasakah. Syrian air force strikes Tahrir al-Sham jihadist bases in Idlib. It is reported by a military source Federal News Agency (FAN) in Syria Captain Marzuk (Ahmad Marzouq).
Briefly on the outcome of the confrontation
Syrian Air Force: carry out targeted strikes on militant strongholds in the south Idliʙa.
Syrian Arab army (Farm) and allied forces: on South Idliʙa fire at the strongholds and defense lines of the jihadists of the Tahrir al-Sham alliance, at Latakia, according to unconfirmed reports, lost the bulldozer, at Damascus twelve war criminals detained, who participated in the massacre of Syrian soldiers.
Turkey's army and allied forces: in the north aleppo lost several fighters in a clash with Kurdish militants, conducted a raid in Afrin and detained ten people, suspects in connection with the Syrian Democratic Forces militants.
'Khaiyat Tahrir ash-Sham»: at Latakia shells the hometown of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at Idlib exchanges blows with Syrian army units and knocks out a tank.
Kurdish armed groups: took responsibility for the attack on pro-Turkish troops in the north aleppo, at Rakka lost two militants when unknown persons blew up a patrol car.
«Islamic gosudarstvo1» (IG1, IGIL1, It banned in Russia): attacked a US military base in Hasakah.
International coalition: according to unconfirmed reports, came under fire from an ISIS sleeper cell in the east Hasakah, sent a reinforcement convoy north.
Damascus province
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), Syrian Arab Army intelligence (Farm) carried out a campaign of raids and arrests in populated areas Conversationand Hamuria in the area of the Eastern Ghouta oasis. Twelve people were arrested during the raids, who previously fought in the ranks of the armed opposition group Faylaq al-Rahman. reported, that members of the group were arrested on charges of committing a war crime: all detainees participated in the killing of Syrian army soldiers during the period, when areas of Eastern Ghouta were under the control of anti-government groups.
Latakia province
Opposition fighters said, that they managed to knock out a bulldozer of the Syrian Arab Army with a missile attack (Farm) near the city of Kabana, as reported by the news agency Halab Today. There are no casualties among Syrian troops.
The jihadists also repeatedly shelled residential areas of the city. Kardaha from multiple launch rocket systems, as reported by the media resource Step News. There were no reports of civilian casualties - the shelling caused minor damage to several houses. Recall, that shelling Kardakhi on the part of the radicals are ideological in nature, since the current President of Syria was born and raised in this city Bashar Asad.
province Aleppo
In the north of the province in the canton area Africa, controlled by pro-Turkish formations, there was an explosion. According SOHR, the explosion was caused by shells, dropped from unknown drones. The target of the attack was a prison "Al-Jabha al-Shamiya", known as "Al-Maasara Prison". As a result of the shelling, the prison building was completely destroyed, according to some sources, eight prisoners died under the rubble. As noted by SOHR, ISIS terrorists are being held captive in prison. Suspected, that the strike could have been carried out by drones of the international coalition, which is trying to hide its war crimes in Syria.
Local sources told the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), that pro-Turkish militia factions carried out a campaign of raids in the canton Africa, after provocations from Kurdish radicals. According to the source, During the raids, ten people were arrested in the settlement Bulbul. The detainees were charged with aiding SDF militants.
Kurdish militants from the Afrin Liberation Forces group claimed responsibility for a number of acts of sabotage in the city area Al-Bab. According to their statement, a detachment of militants, their squad entered into a firefight with the pro-Turkish militia, killed one fighter and wounded several. The militia responded by opening fire on Liberation Forces shelters near the villages Maranaz, to Shevar and Measure.
Provintsiya Dyeir-az-DR
In the village Muhaimida in the east of the province there was a powerful explosion - a homemade bomb detonated, installed in a parked car. According to the agency Deir Ezzor 24, no information about civilian casualties. Kurdish fighters, in the occupation zone of which the village is located, suspected, that the bomb was planted by Islamic State terrorists. Over the past two weeks, attacks by Islamic State militants in the west of the province have increased significantly..
Idlib province
According to SOHR, in the south of Idlib, Syrian Air Force planes continue to work on the positions of radicals in the area Hamidy and cities Maaret-en-Numan, providing the Syrian army with the opportunity to advance to the M-5 highway. Aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a targeted airstrike on jihadist strongholds in the area of the settlement Tel Manas.
Near Kafr-Rumy and near the villages Al-Amiriya and Mukka military personnel fired at the radicals' defense lines, as well as according to the source. Fierce fighting broke out in the surrounding area At-Taha and Jarjanaza. According to unconfirmed reports, militants shot and killed a brigadier general Ali Haddura, who led the assault operation, and damaged the tank, as reported by the Effect Network Twitter channel 2. Ansar al-Tawhid militants also fired rockets at the SAA defense lines.
A number of opposition representatives released a statement, in connection with information that appeared in the media about, that in northwestern Syria militants are being recruited to take part in the fighting in Libya. The militants have declared, that they strongly condemn the consent of any Syrian to participate in hostilities outside the country. Previously, there was information about, radicals "Liva Sultan Murad" recruited militants in Idlib and western Syria, giving recruits an advance upon joining the units, and, promising, that upon arrival in Libya, their salary will be 1500 dollars.
Rakka province
Terrorists of the "Islamic State" made a foray into the zone of occupation of Kurdish militants. According to a source on Twitter (@IbnSiqilli), terrorists threw hand grenades at the houses of two members of the Democratic Forces in the village Mazraat-al-Amiriya.
Another sabotage against the “Democratic Forces” was committed in the village Al-Qasra. Two Kurdish fighters were reported killed and another wounded when a homemade bomb went off, installed under the bottom of the radicals' patrol car, as reported by the Euphrates Post agency.
Hasakah province
According to unconfirmed reports, ISIS militants attacked a US military base near the city Ash-Shaddad, firing missiles at her. A total of nine missiles were fired at the base., As reported in the source network Twitter (@Ibn Siqilli).
The Russian agency Sputnik reported, that an American military convoy of a dozen trucks, crossed the Iraqi-Syrian border through the crossing "Tel Ward" and headed towards a military base in the north of the province. As the source notes, the convoy included military equipment and a cargo of fuel and ammunition.
Iraq
According to TASS, American civilian contractor killed in northern Iraq, several more soldiers were injured as a result of rocket attacks on their base, located near the city Kirkuk. This was reported in a press release., released by Operation Inherent Resolve headquarters, which is being carried out in Iraq and Syria by an international coalition led by the United States.
Reuters later reported information from its source in the Iraqi army., that a missile launcher was found near the base during a raid by anti-terrorist services and police, from which, presumably, shells could have been fired. ISIS sleeper cell operatives under suspicion. The organization’s terrorists also made two forays in southeast Syria over the past 24 hours and fired at US military bases..
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