Syrian governmental troops bombarded the western areas of the Syrian city of Aleppo, with no information about humanitarian losses, as the Turkish troops attacked areas controlled by Kurdish forces. The attack led to a large number of injuries.
The regime forces shelled areas in the town of Adnan in the northern countryside of Aleppo, without information about casualties, while SDF shelled areas in the city of Mare’ which is controlled by the factions, in the northern countryside of Aleppo, resulting in the injury of two children, followed by shelling by the Turkish forces on the area of Jabal Barsaya in the north-western countryside of Aleppo, causing material damage, and no information about casualties was reported yet.
Places in Al-Mozra area in Jabal Al-Zawiyah in the southern section of the countryside of Idlib were shelled by the regime forces, causing material damage, with no information about casualties. Syrian regime forces and allied militias managed, yesterday, to recapture the area of Wadi al-Duwaikhla, south of Deir Ezzor.
Qasioun News reported that violent clashes broke out between the regime forces and the Islamic State militants, amid mutual artillery and rockets shelling, where the Syrian forces recaptured the area of Wadi al-Duwaikhla, located 10 km south of Deir Ezzor. The clashes left several casualties among the ranks of the Islamic State radical group, according to Syrian regime media sources.
Meanwhile, Syrian Air Force carried out several air strikes on the neighborhoods of al-Hawayka and al-Umal in the city of Deir Ezzor, without leaving any casualties. It is noteworthy that Syrian regime forces advanced into wide areas of the western and southern countryside of Deir Ezzor in the last few days, while also recaptured the city of Sukhna.
In the same context, The Islamic State militants attacked, on Monday, the Syrian regime forces and allied militias and killed 10 soldiers, east of Hama. Qasioun News reported, on Tuesday, that the Islamic State militants launched an attack on the village of Marina, near Athriyah Town, in the eastern countryside of Hama, killing ten members of the Syrian regime forces and allied militias.
Media sources belong to the Islamic State group informed that the group’s militants managed to sneak into the locations of the Syrian regime forces, where violent clashes broke out between the two sides. Moreover, the sources published photos claiming to be of the operation’s spoils, including light and medium weapons, as well as various ammunition. It is noteworthy, Islamic State group killed more than 80 members of the Syrian regime forces and allied militias in the last few days.
On the other hand, The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced, on Monday, capturing more than half the city of Raqqa, while pointed out that the battles are ongoing inside the city, Enab Baladi News reported.
The Syrian Democratic Forces militia announced, today, that it expanded its control over the city of Raqqa, after advancing into al-Bareed neighborhood, southwest of the city, and recapturing the headquarters of the Military Police, Civil Defense and others.
Meanwhile, the Islamic State-owned Amaq News Agency did not publish any details regarding the areas the radical group controls in Raqqa since the start of the offensive. SDF Media Office Director, Mostafa Bali, said that the battles are now concentrated northwest of Raqa, especially in the neighborhoods of Nahda, Bareed and Rawda.
It is noteworthy that an operation, codenamed “Wrath of the Euphrates” was launched early in June 2017, to liberate Raqqa, while SDF managed to recapture several neighborhoods and military headquarters.