After intensifying Russian shelling… massive Turkish occupation reinforcements to De-escalation 

Idlib's axes are witnessing clashes and mutual bombing between government forces and Turkish mercenaries, and the Turkish occupation has brought new military reinforcements to the region.

After intensifying Russian shelling… massive Turkish occupation reinforcements to De-escalation 
19 August, 2020   07:05
NEWS DESK

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the renewed ground bombardment by government forces on the southern countryside of Idlib, targeting areas in al-Fatira, Kansafra, Sufuhn, Falifel, al-Ruwaiha and Benin.

According to the Syrian Observatory, the contact points in Jabal Al-Zawiya are witnessing bombing and mutual targeting with medium and heavy machine guns, between government forces on the one hand, and mercenaries supported by Turkey on the other hand, and no information has been obtained about casualties.

In this related context, several columns of the Turkish occupation entered the "De-escalation" area, as the number of columns that entered the region within 24 hours reached more than 7 columns, and included no less than 450 military vehicles, including a large number of armored vehicles, in addition to vehicles carrying equipment logistical and military, it deployed within the occupation sites in the region.

With the continued flow of Turkish columns, the number of vehicles that entered the Syrian territories since the start of the new ceasefire reached 5,825, in addition to thousands of soldiers.

Yesterday, the Syrian Observatory indicated that the mercenaries' ground anti-aircraft targeted 3 Russian drones near the border with Liwa Iskenderun, which led to their downing, as the first landed in the airspace of Jabal al-Duwailah in the vicinity of the city of Kafr Takharim, the second near the western airspace of the town of Sarmada, and the third in the atmosphere of the town of Badama in the Idlib countryside.

The sources of the Syrian Observatory reported that the Turkish occupation forces operated an air defense system in the border area, without any additional information.

This comes after Russia intensified its raids on the Turkish border in Idlib countryside.

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ANHA