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Turkish Drones Target SDF Positions, Russian Air Strikes on Idlib Countryside, Syrian Regime's Helicopters Target Jabal al-Akrad

November 3, 2019 

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A Turkish drone in northeastern Syria, file, November 3, 2019	A Russian air strike of the Idlib countryside, Syria, November 3, 2019

 

Turkish drones target positions of the SDF and a vehicle of the Kurdish Red Crescent in Abu Rasin area (Zarkan)

SOHR, 03/11/2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Right monitored targeting by Turkish drones to positions of the Syria Democratic forces near Um Al-Kayf village in Abu Rasin area (Zarkan), they also targeted a vehicle belong to the Kurdish Red Crescent in Al-Qasimiyah area, without information about casualties so far, amid continued clashes in the abovementioned areas between the SDF against the pro-Turkey factions, accompanied by continued shelling, where the regime forces brought new military reinforcements during this day to Abu Rasin area, amid information about the withdrawal of a number of vehicles from Um Al-Kayf area after the Turkish aerial bombardment on the area, in the same context, the SOHR learned that the SDF and the regime forces have formed a joint operation room in Ayn Issa town in the northern countryside of Al-Raqqah.

And the SOHR published hours ago, that it monitored an intensive rocket shelling carried out by Turkish Forces and their loyal factions on places in Om al-Kayf village, where the regime forces and the Syria Democratic Forces are located in Tal Tamr countryside, and other places in the villages of Qasimiyah and Mahmudiya in the countryside of Ras al-Ayn (Sari Kani), amid clashes in areas in the vicinity of Om al-Kayf between the Turkey-loyal factions against the Syria Democratic Forces, accompanied by exchange of targeting and information about more casualties, while the Turkey-loyal factions targeted a medical team of the American organization “Free Burma Ranger” in Rashidiyyeh village in Tal Tamr countryside, which  killed one crew member of Asian nationality and injured another, and in the same context a landmine exploded in a car belongs to the Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in Tal Hamis area in Hasakah countryside which injured 3 of them.

The Russian “guarantor’s” warplanes continue to bomb Idlib countryside and rocket shelling targets Jesr al-Shughur injures civilians

SOHR, 03/11/2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the renewed airstrikes by warplanes of the Russian “guarantor” which targeted the villages of Tal al-Shih, al-Mshirfah, and al-Jad’an farm in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, coincided with targeting by the regime forces using several shells for Bidama town in Jisr al-Shughur countryside west of Idlib, which injured several civilians, and the Syrian Observatory monitored 4 helicopters taking turn in targeting Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad with barrel bombs, in conjunction with targeting by the regime forces using rocket shells for areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo, in addition to rocket shelling targeted Kafr Owaid town in the eastern countryside of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory also monitored renewed airstrikes by the Russian warplanes on Ma’aret Hurmah town in the southern countryside of Idlib, and the Syrian Observatory just published that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed airstrikes this morning on “Putin – Erdogan” area after the usual calm, which that prevailed the area since after midnight of yesterday, where the Russian warplanes carried out several raids on areas in Ma’aret Hurmah, al-Naqir, Sheikh Mustafa, and Kafrsajna in the southern countryside of Idlib, while the regime forces shelled places in Ma’aret Hurmah, Kafrsajna, Sheikh Mustafa, al-Tahtaya, Hish, Tal al-Nar, and al-Rakaya south of Idlib, and other places in Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia.

Syrian regime’s helicopters take turns targeting Jabal al-Akrad with barrel bombs as Russian airstrikes renew south of Idlib

03/11/2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored 4 helicopters taking turn in targeting Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad with barrel bombs, in conjunction with targeting by the regime forces using rocket shells for areas in the southern countryside of Aleppo, in addition to rocket shelling targeted Kafr Owaid town in the eastern countryside of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory also monitored renewed airstrikes by the Russian warplanes on Ma’aret Hurmah town in the southern countryside of Idlib, and the Syrian Observatory just published that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed airstrikes this morning on “Putin – Erdogan” area after the usual calm, which that prevailed the area since after midnight of yesterday, where the Russian warplanes carried out several raids on areas in Ma’aret Hurmah, al-Naqir, Sheikh Mustafa, and Kafrsajna in the southern countryside of Idlib, while the regime forces shelled places in Ma’aret Hurmah, Kafrsajna, Sheikh Mustafa, al-Tahtaya, Hish, Tal al-Nar, and al-Rakaya south of Idlib, and other places in Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia

US military convoy comes under fire of Turkey-backed militants in Syria, no casualties – Russian MoD

Russia TV, 3 Nov, 2019

American troops heading toward the Iraqi border have been attacked from land held by Turkish-backed militants in northern Syria, Russia’s Ministry of Defense has claimed. The attack comes amid a US withdrawal from the region.

The convoy was traveling along the M4 motorway - which runs parallel to the Turkish border through land captured by Turkey during its anti-Kurdish ‘Peace Spring’ offensive last month - when it was attacked near the town of Tell Tamer, the ministry reported on Sunday.

“As part of deconfliction exchange, information has been received from the US side that on November 3 a convoy of American servicemen...was fired upon from the territory controlled by the pro-Turkish Syrian National Army,” read a statement from the ministry.

Nobody was hurt in the incident.

The reported exchange took place amid an American withdrawal from northern Syria, where US forces had fought alongside Kurdish militias against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS). US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal was heavily criticized for effectively green-lighting a Turkish military crackdown against the Kurds, whom it considers terrorists.

Since the withdrawal was announced, not all US forces in Syria have packed up and headed for Iraq, as the convoy hit on Sunday apparently did. Some have been deployed elsewhere in the country to guard oilfields, keeping them in Kurdish – and American – hands.

President Trump explained his rationale for leaving some forces behind to pull guard duty on Friday, telling reporters “I like oil! We’re keeping the oil.”

Before a ceasefire halted Turkey’s Northern Syria crackdown, the Pentagon reported American troops shelled from Turkish positions last month. Sunday’s contact has not yet been acknowledged or commented upon by Washington.

https://www.rt.com/news/472542-us-military-convoy-attack-syria-turkey-militants/

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