Syria, 7 Martha. Kurdish militants shelled residential buildings in Afrin. Syrian army tank destroyed in southern 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 Arab army (Farm) and allied forces: according to unconfirmed reports, lost a tank in Idlib, carried out demining work in the area of the city of Serakib.
«Islamic gosudarstvo1» (IG1, IGIL1, It banned in Russia): suspected of attacking the Syrian army checkpoint in Deir ez-Zor.
'Khaiyat Tahrir ash-Sham»: allegedly knocked out a tank of government forces in the south of Idlib near the heights of al-Zawiya.
International coalition: held a meeting with the head of the SDF press center Mustafa Bali in Hasak.
province Aleppo
Several clashes of units of the Syrian Arab army took place in the zone of operation "Shield of the Euphrates" (Farm) with militants of the armed opposition. As reported by Masar Press Net, near the village Mahmudia the sides exchanged rocket and artillery strikes. Information about the losses of the parties has not yet been reported.
As reported by the portal Alk Habour, in the north of Aleppo, militants from the "People's Self-Defense Units" (YPG) opened fire from mortars on residential areas in the vicinity of the city of Afrin. Locals report damage to a residential building.
In the town Al-Bab a series of rallies took place. According to a source on Twitter (Ahmad1618A), local residents took to the streets in support of the Turkish army's operation "Shield of Spring" in Idlib, and shouted the slogans of the "Syrian National Army" in the continuation of hostilities against the government forces of Damascus. Official media do not confirm information about a series of rallies in the north of the province. Military analysts do not rule out, that the SNA fighters, in the zone of control of which the city is located, drove the townspeople to the rally by force.
Provintsiya Dyeir-az-DR
In the east of the province, a tense situation remains in connection with the sorties of unknown militants, allegedly from the "Islamic State". At night, a group of armed men attacked a Syrian army checkpoint in the vicinity of the city Meyadin, as reported by Deir Ezzor. So far, there have been no reports of injured servicemen.. The militants fled the scene of the crime. note, that a day before, an unknown person with a sniper rifle killed two members of the self-named Kurdish militia "Asayish" in a nearby town Shkhili.
Idlib province
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants announced, that they managed to destroy a Syrian army tank off the slopes of the mountain I-rotary, how the Telegram channel broadcasts (stepnews). SNA media activists also announced, what's near the village Falfel in the south of the province, over a dozen army soldiers were wounded and killed Bashar al-Assad as a result of rocket fire at their positions.
In the town Serakib engineering units of the Syrian army carried out work to mine and clear the territories from the abandoned ammunition of the terrorists. As reported by the news portal Syria Watan, another hiding place of terrorists was discovered in the vicinity of the city, from which missiles and ammunition produced by the USA and Israel were recovered.
Hasakah province
In the east of the province, there are intensive sorties of reconnaissance aircraft of the international coalition led by the United States.. As reported by the Euphrates Post portal, a USAF helicopter circled over the city Nusaybin, after which he went to the east of the province to the oil and gas fields Rumeylan, where a significant part of the coalition forces is currently concentrated in the province.
Kurdish portal Rudaw reported, that a delegation of high-ranking officials from the US General Staff arrived in Hasaku with a representative of the Western coalition, Colonel Milesom Cagginsom. During the press release, Kaggins stated, that thanks to the efforts of the Syrian Democratic Forces, Islamic State will not be able to revive in Syria. The Representative also stressed, what sdf with 2014 years are the main strategic partner of the coalition in the SAR. The press conference was held after the meeting of the delegation with the head of the SDF press center Mustafa Bali, which was timed to the eve of the "anniversary of the defeat of ISIS". 23 Martha 2019 years the United States announced the defeat of the last stronghold of the group in the city Baguz. note, that despite the alleged successes of the SDF in the fight against IS, sabotage of "sleeping cells" in the east of the country continues, as the number of attacks and arson in the refugee camp "Al-Hol" is growing, where the Kurds took the relatives of the terrorists from Baguz.
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