Turkey Strikes SDF Positions in Aleppo, Enhances Military Presence in Idlib

Three Ankara-backed fighters, including two members of Ahrar al-Sham movement, were killed Monday during clashes with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the Maranaz frontline in northern Aleppo countryside.
“Activists had monitored an attack by
Ankara-backed factions on positions of the Kurdish forces on Maranaz frontline
in the northern Aleppo countryside, backed by Turkish forces,” the Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights said.
Two regime soldiers were
injured in the fighting after a shell fell on their post in the conflict zones.
Also in Aleppo, the
Observatory said an exchange of rocket attacks continued between Kurdish forces
and Turkish backed factions, south of Azaz, where the factions blocked the
Azaz-Afrin road.
It said fierce clashes
erupted between the two sides along with intensive shelling and exchange of
fire, amid confirmed reports of casualties on both sides.
Meanwhile in Idlib,
Turkish forces brought on Monday 20 vehicles into Syrian territory, loaded with
military and logistical equipment.
The column entered via
Kafr Losin border crossing with the Iskenderun region, north of Idlib and then
headed to observation posts in the de-escalation zone.
The number of military
vehicles that have entered Syrian territories since the start of the new
ceasefire has reached 8,465, in addition to 10,000 Turkish soldiers.
Meanwhile, regime forces
renewed their rocket attacks on positions in the de-escalation zone.
The London-based
Observatory said it monitored in the early hours of the morning the fall of
rocket-propelled grenades fired by regime forces on places in Safohin,
Kansafra, Al-Fatira, Fleifel, Benin, the outskirts of al-Bara, al-Ruwayha and
Majdalia, south and southeast of Idlib.
Meanwhile, an exchange
of fire between opposition fighters and regime forces erupted on the frontlines
in Sahl al-Ghab. No casualties were reported.
In the Hasaka governorate, a huge explosion shook the center of the city of Ras al-Ain, which is under the control of Turkish forces and the factions of the Peace Spring operations room, leaving several injuries and causing material damage.
The Observatory said there was no confirmed information as to whether the explosion was caused by an IED or a car bomb.