Situation in Syria
In the morning, it became known about the start of the counter-offensive of the Syrian Democratic Army (SDF) in the northern part of the canton of Afrin. Kurdish units clashed with Syrian Free Army (FSA) fighters, supported by Turkish troops, in the Barsaya mountain range and near the village of Hamam. As a result, these territories again came under the control of the SDF and YPG units. Turkish throughout the day aviation did not stop the bombing of territories controlled by the Kurds. The constant combat missions of the Turkish Air Force have led to the death of at least 32 civilians. The Turkish military command, in turn, did not confirm this information, stating that only 303 Kurdish fighters were killed during the operation. Armed skirmishes between the SDF and the FSA were also recorded near the city of Tel Rifat. It is also reported that as a result of fierce skirmishes, Türkiye lost three tanks.
In the area of the city of Abu Kemal (province of Deir ez-Zor) and nearby settlements, the confrontation between the military personnel of the SAR and the detachments of the IS group (banned in the Russian Federation), who moved from the eastern coast of the Euphrates, controlled by the "democratic army" did not stop during the day. The terrorists attacked the positions of the government army near the villages of Al-Kashma and Gharib. Nevertheless, the attack was successfully repulsed thanks to the help of Russian aviation. At least 25 terrorists were destroyed, in turn, the SAA lost two tanks.
In the afternoon, the Al Masdar News news agency, citing opposition Internet portals, announced the upcoming large-scale offensive of Jabhat al-Nusra (banned in the Russian Federation) against the army of Bashar al-Assad and its allies in northern Syria. Meanwhile, the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Syrian Air Force, relying on their intelligence, launched preemptive strikes on targets of the Islamist group in the vicinity of the settlements of Huvain and Abu Mecca (Idlib province).
In the northern part of the province of Rakka, the Turkish Air Force began to conduct combat missions. Tel Abyad and Saluk settlements were bombed. No injuries were reported among the civilian population.
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