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Russian Air Strikes on Latakia, Policing of Ayn Al-Arab to Separate Turkish and Syrian Forces

October 23, 2019 

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Russian airstrikes target Syrian opposition groups south and east of Idlib and kill about 15 people, October 20, 2019	Residents of Ayn Al-Arab city demonstrating against the Turkish invasion, October 21, 2019

 

Russian military police arrive in Syria’s Ayn al-Arab

Russian Defense Ministry says column of Russian military police arrived in Ayn al-Arab (Kobani) near Turkish-Syrian border

Anadolu, Elena Teslova   | 23.10.2019

MOSCOW 

A column of Russian military police arrived in the Syrian city of Ayn al-Arab (Kobani), located near the Syrian-Turkish border, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

"In accordance with the agreements reached by the presidents of Russia and Turkey on October 22 in Sochi, today, at 12 o'clock, a column of Russian military police crossed the Euphrates river and moved in the direction of the Syrian-Turkish border," the ministry said in a statement.

On Oct. 9, Turkey launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northern Syria east of the Euphrates River in order to secure Turkey’s borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees and ensure Syria’s territorial integrity.

Ankara agreed with Washington on Oct. 17 to pause its operation to allow YPG/PKK terrorists to withdraw from the planned safe zone.

On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a "historic" meeting in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi just hours before the pause was set to expire.

Ankara and Moscow reached a deal under which PKK/YPG terrorists will pull back 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Turkey’s border with northern Syria within 150 hours and security forces from Turkey and Russia will conduct joint patrols there.

In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union -- has been responsible for deaths of 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the Syrian offshoot of the PKK.

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Barrel bombs and raids by the Russian “guarantor’s” warplanes target Latakia countryside in conjunction with ground shelling on the southern countryside of Aleppo

SOHR, 23/10/20

Helicopters returned to drop barrel bombs on Kabani area in Latakia countryside, also the Russian warplanes bombarded Kafrsajna area and Tal al-Nar in the southern countryside of Idlib, and Kabani area in the northern countryside of Latakia, while the regime forces shelled the villages and towns of Khan Tuman, al-Hmira, and Khalsa in the southern countryside of Aleppo with tens of artillery shells, and at the same time an unknown warplane flew over the northern border of Idlib.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored renewed airstrikes on “Putin – Erdogan” area, where the Russian warplanes shelled again this morning several raids on the vicinity of Ma’aret Hurmah town in the southern countryside of Idlib, in conjunction with artillery shelling targeted the towns of Rakaya and Kafrsajna in the same countryside, while the cautious calm has been prevailing since midnight of yesterday until dawn of today, also the Russian reconnaissance drones flew over areas of the southern Idlib countryside. 

As the American – Turkish agreement almost ends, the east Euphrates area witnesses a state of anticipation amid preparations for the departure of popular demonstrations within scattered areas

SOHR, 22/10/2019

The east Euphrates area is witnessing a state of anticipation as the deadline approaches its end; for the Syria Democratic Forces to withdraw from areas 32 km deep in accordance with the American Turkish agreement, where the deadline officially expires on Tuesday evening, the 22nd of October 2019, amid public concern about what will happen when the deadline expires, fearing that return of the military operations and its escalate, or the deadline will be extended or SDF will withdraw from the areas agreed upon between the United States and Turkey, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that several cities and towns east of Euphrates in the countryside of al-Hasakah and al-Raqqah and Aleppo are preparing to go out in demonstrations condemning the American agreement.

The Syrian Observatory published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the regime forces continue to deploy within several locations east of Euphrates in the vicinity of Jellabiya to Tal Tamer, thus, the regime forces are now deployed on the roads of Ayn Issa – Hasakah including the road connecting Ayn Issa – Tal Tamr – the vicinity of Jellabiya, also the regime forces brought military reinforcements to Tal Tamr and headed towards al-Manajir area, while a column of the regime forces went to the vicinity of Darbasiyah area, and in the same context, areas located in the countryside of Ayn Issa city at one of the roads connecting to Ayn al-Arab city (Kobani), witnessed clashes between the Syria Democratic Forces against Ankara-loyal factions, where the clashes which were concentrated in areas of Kafifeh Silos, Himar, and the surrounding of Wbideh; continued for the first hours of the morning, and SDF were able to restore 2 villages the factions controlled for several hours, amid information about casualties in the ranks of both parties.

And in the same context, Darbasiyah city in al-Hasakah countryside witnessed the displacement of people in the past few hours, where a large number of elderly people and children and women have displaced from al-Hasaka city, and according to what the sources said: the citizens are staying in roads and parks of al-Hasakah city; due to the huge amount of people who displaced to the city from different areas against the background of the Turkish military operations, and the sources added to the Syrian Observatory, that the displacement from Darbasiyah came as measures taken in anticipation of any emergency that may occur, where no one knows what will happen in the coming hours.”

 

Russian airstrikes target the jihadi groups south and east of Idlib and kill about 15 people including commanders

SOHR, 20/10/2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the killing of 9 including 3 commanders of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, in airstrikes by Russian warplanes that targeted Taftanaz airport yesterday, also 4 fighters of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham were killed in bombing by the Russian warplanes on their gathering place this morning in Kafrsajna town in Idlib countryside, and in this context, a lieutenant officer was killed in the northern countryside of Hama in clashes and exchange of shelling between the regime forces and the Islamic factions.

And In the same context, the Russian warplanes continue to bomb the “de-escalation” area, targeting Sheikh Mustafa town in the southern countryside of Idlib and Kabani area in Latakia countryside, raising to 22, the number of raids carried out today, while the Syrian Observatory monitored raids this morning targeted Maarzita, al-Ftirah, Kafrsajna, the vicinity of Kafr Nubl, Sheikh Damis and al-Amiriya in the southern countryside of Idlib, while the helicopters bombed Kabani area in the northern countryside of Latakia, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a fighter of the Islamic factions, he was shot dead by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in clashes and sniping operations in areas at the northern countryside of Latakia, and in the same context, the Russian warplanes carried out several raids Sunday morning on Kafrsajna town and the surrounding of Kafr Nubl town in the southern sector of Idlib countryside, which caused injuries and significant material damage.

While the regime forces shelled after midnight of yesterday and this morning areas in Jazraya in the southern countryside of Aleppo, the abandoned battalion area in the eastern countryside of Idlib, Sheikh Mustafa village south of Idlib, and the contact areas in the countryside of Idlib, Hama, and Latakia, in conjunction with the flight of Reconnaissance drones in atmosphere of the area.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 4204, the number of people who were killed since the 30th of April 2019, the date of start of the most violent escalation in terms of aerial and ground bombardment, shelling, and targeting since Putin – Erdogan agreement, until the 20th of October 2019, and they are: 1083 civilians including 267 children and 193 citizen women, and they are 230 including 44 children and 43 women, and 8 of the civil defense and 5 of the ambulance team were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 88 including 19 women and 15 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 542 including 155 children, 91 women, and 5 members of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 136 people including 24 women and 24 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 81 citizens including 26 children and 15 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, Qamhana, Al-Rasif, Al-Aziziyah, Karnaz, Jurin, Al-Nairab Camp, neighborhoods in Aleppo city and its southern countryside, while at least 1694 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 1101 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 1434 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

And during the period between the 15th of February 2019; the date of the meeting of “Rouhani – Erdogan – Putin” until the 20th of October 2019, and Syrian Observatory documented the death of 4733 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 1362 civilians including 348 children under the age of eighteen and 257 women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the Russian aerial bombardment and the rocket shelling by the regime forces and the factions, and among the death toll of civilians there are 107 people including 31 children under the age of eighteen and 19 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 1780 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1136 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 1591 of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.

While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented since the start of the Russian – Turkish truce the death of 4964 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 1445 civilians including 377 children and 271 women, were killed in shelling by the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, targeting, and bombardment by warplanes, and among them there are 108 people including 31 children and 20 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 1847 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1238 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 1674 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.

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