Syria, 5 April. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorists fired on fortifications of the Syrian army in the south of Idlib. A powerful explosion thundered in the city of Al-Bab. Turkish Armed Forces neutralized 24 militant "People's Self-Defense Detachments" in the north of Hasaki. 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: repelled an attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and fired back at the group's strongholds in Idlib; came under fire from Kurdish militants in Hasak; according to unconfirmed reports, suffered losses, having lost three military personnel in the north of Raqqa.
"The Syrian National Army" (SLEEP): opened mortar fire on settlements, occupied by Kurdish militants YPG and shot dead a civilian in Aleppo; fired on the strongholds of government forces in Hasak.
Turkish Armed Forces: sent a tank column to the south of Idlib; damaged power lines during shelling of the village in Hasak.
"Self-defense units" (YPG): suffered losses in the north of Hasaki, having lost 24 militants; suspected of planting a bomb in a Turkish army-controlled area in northern Aleppo.
«Islamic gosudarstvo1» (IG1, IGIL1): suspected of installing an IED in the east of Deir ez-Zor; left leaflets threatening local residents.
«Syrian Democratic Forces» (SDF): attacked a convoy of the National Defense Forces in Hasak and lost several wounded and killed.
International coalition: brought out 500 servicemen from the Al-Habbaniya airbase in the Iraqi province of Anbar.
province Aleppo
Source on Twitter @aysekesir, reported the death of Turkish army officer Ahmet Jan Temiz in the city of Afrin. There was no official statement from the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
In a city controlled by pro-Turkish formations Al-Bab a powerful explosion. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), a homemade bomb was installed under the hood of the car, parked in a residential area. According to preliminary information, the explosion caused minor material damage to nearby buildings, there were no reports of casualties among civilians. The Afrin Liberation Force is responsible for planting the bomb, controlled by the "People's Self-Defense Detachments" (YPG).
Kurdish news portal Rojava Network, with reference to the report of the Center for the Identification of Human Rights Violations in the SAR, reported, that in the north of the province, crimes against civilians continued by the militants of the "Syrian National Army". Since the beginning of April, SNA-controlled militants from the Sultan Suleiman Shah have abducted nine civilians in the city Africa, demanding a ransom from their families. The source also said, what's in the village Marea SNA militant opened fire on local residents. The woman and the child were injured, the man died on the spot.
In the north of the province, pro-Turkish groups continued to fight against Kurdish gangs. As shared by a Twitter source @alikhbariasy, in the morning the "Syrian National Army" opened fire from mortars on the outskirts of the settlements Maranaz and Deir Jamal, where the militants of the People's Self-Defense Detachments are hiding (YPG).
Provintsiya Dyeir-az-DR
According to Masar Press Net, unidentified persons installed an IED on a motorcycle in the city Shkhili. The explosion killed one civilian. Arrived at the scene of the SDF militants cordoned off the area. Kurdish self-government suspects, that terrorists of the "Islamic State" banned in the Russian Federation are behind the explosion. IS also blame "sleeping cells" for installing IEDs in the village Gariba, where the explosion killed and injured three SDF fighters, as well as for mining a patrol car in the village Al-Qasra, where two members of the Asayish security forces died.
In the afternoon, the terrorists made a sortie into the village Al-Husseiniya, demanding that villagers stop supporting the "Democratic Forces of Syria" (SDF). As the military analytical Telegram channel @rybar notes, IS "sleeping cells" posted similar threats in Iraq, This was followed by the successive elimination of representatives of the authorities and local law enforcement agencies that were objectionable to the group. In the autumn 2019 years, due to similar threats, several schools were closed in Al-Hawaij, Based on a horse, DIBAN and the village Al-namliya. Terrorists left threats there, which were addressed to educators in the territories, controlled by the American occupation forces and Kurdish militants.
Darren province
As reported by the news agency Baladi Network, in the east of Dar'a province, a group of unidentified persons kidnapped three members of the Syrian army, arrivals from the neighboring province of Essaweida. According to local sources from the province, the abduction took place in the village Busra al-Hariri, the servicemen were seized along with the car, their driver also disappeared. The names of the missing soldiers: Kamal Dulaikan, Hiasham al-Shater and Ayham al-Shufi, and also the driver - Navras abu-Sarkhan. So far, the kidnappers have not made any demands..
Idlib province
In southern province, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham continued to violate ceasefire. The Syrian Arab Army opened fire from artillery on the fortified areas of "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham" near the mountains Jebel az-Zawiyah in response to a series of provocations by terrorists. According to Twitter source @MohmadRasheed, the places where the militants congregate near the villages were also subjected to shelling Al-Bar and Kansafra. In the evening, SAA units return fire on their fortified areas on the outskirts of the city Kafr-Uwayd and in the area of the village Safuxan.
According to a military source from Al Masdar agency, several tanks of the Turkish army entered the province of Idlib through the Kafr-Lusin border crossing and headed for one of the observation posts in the south of the province.
SOHR citing local sources, reports, that members of the "Islamic Party of Turkestan" banned in the Russian Federation, were seen in the valley Al-Gab. Militants drove excavators from the nearest city and dug up pipes, which were sent for resale for non-ferrous metal in the city Zayzun. In the same place, in the markets of buyers, pipes of heating systems of nearby settlements were also found..
Rakka province
As reported by the media resource Step News, three soldiers of the Syrian army were killed in the area of the city Ain Issa by shelling. According to a source, heavy artillery fire was fired from the positions of Ankara-backed Syrian National Army fighters and Turkish Armed Forces units. Official sources have not yet confirmed the loss of government troops in this direction..
In the village Maadan Eight shepherds were found killed on the border between the provinces of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor, as reported by Masar Press Net. According to a source, the shepherds went a few days ago in search of truffle mushrooms, the extraction of which is one of the ways to earn money among local. None of the groups claimed responsibility for the massacre of them.. This is not the first such incident in the province., at the beginning of January this year, the Syrian media reported, that a group of local shepherds disappeared in the vicinity of the village. Later 21 of the missing were found killed in the desert.
Hama province
In the north of the province as a result of a mine explosion, left by the militants, a child died. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the tragedy occurred in the area of the village Salamiya, earlier in its vicinity were active military operations of government forces against terrorists "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham". During the retreat from the north of the province in the summer 2019 of the year, militants mined rural roads and fields. Residents still find ammunition in the vicinity, unexploded rockets and booby-traps.
Hasakah province
According to the media resource Step News, the north of the province was left without electricity due to the fault of the Turkish military and allied groups. At night, units of the Turkish army with the support of detachments of the "Syrian National Army" opened fire in the vicinity of the village Tel Tamr. Several rockets exploded near power lines, damaging them. The day before, due to the fault of the SNA militants, residents of the town of Hasak and nearby villages were left without drinking water - the pipes of the pumping station "Alluk" were damaged during the rocket attack.
Turkish Defense Ministry announced a successful operation of special forces in northern Syria. According to the ministry, during the raid were neutralized 24 a militant of the "People's Self-Defense Detachments" or "Kurdistan Workers' Party" (PKK), who tried to infiltrate the zone of Operation Peace Spring.
According to the Telegram channel @rybar, in the town Nusaybin there was a clash of a detachment of the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) with militants of the "Democratic Forces of Syria". Kurdish militants attacked NDF convoy, thereby provoking return fire on their vehicle. Several SDF members were injured during the shootout., one of them died on the way to the hospital. Later, a Twitter source @GforGilgo reported, that a patrol of the Russian military police arrived in Kamyshly to resolve the conflict between the parties.
Iraq
As reported by the Telegram channel Directorate 4, the international coalition continues to redeploy its troops. This afternoon around 500 US troops left Al-Habbaniya airbase, located in the Iraqi province of Anbar. The Speaker of the International Coalition said, that the withdrawal of units is carried out according to the agreement, concluded between the command of the coalition and the parliament of Iraq. The base itself was transferred to the Iraqi Armed Forces, including all equipment on it, the total cost of which was 3,5 million dollars. Previously, they served at the base about 500 coalition soldier.
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