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Field Development-EN-12102020 FIELD DEVELOPMENTS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST SYRIA ٢٠٢٠ Octobet ١٢-٦ Violations committed by ٩٤٨ the Regime and its Russian ally of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ October ١٢ March Control Parties ٥ After the Turkish and Russian Presidents reached the ceasefire truce agreement in Idleb Governorate on the warplanes of the regime and its Russian ally didn’t bomb North Western Syria ever since; yet the regime ;٢٠٢٠ Russian ;٢٠٢٠ June ٢ continued targeting the cities and towns there with heavy artillery and rocket launchers; on warplanes have again bombed northwestern Syria, along with the regime which continued targeting NW Syria with heavy artillery and rocket launchers. Through its network of enumerators, the Assistance Coordination Unit ACU .violations of the truce committed by the regime and its Russian ally as of the date of this report ٩٤٨ documented There has been no change in the control map over the past week; No joint Turkish-Russian military patrols were in that the Turkish forces conducted, for the third time, a ;٢٠٢٠ October ٦-١٢ carried out during the period between The absence of Russian forces from the joint patrol was .٢٠٢٠ October ٨ highway on military patrol on the M٤ the regime forces shelled with heavy artillery the vicinity of the Turkish observation ;٢٠٢٠ October ١١ observed. On Regime point near the town of Majarez. Opposition group The enumerators of the Information Management Unit (IMU) of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) documented Opposition group affiliated by Turkey (violations of the truce in Idleb governorate and adjacent countrysides Syrian democratic forces (SDF ٤٤ m;٢٠٢٠ October ١٢-٦ in the period between of Aleppo; Lattakia and Hama governorates. Clash areas- Clash lines ٩ children. On ٢ the regime forces shelled the town of Kansafra with dozens of artillery shells, killing a civilian and injuring his wife and ,٢٠٢٠ October ٨ In Idlib governorate, on the regime forces shelled ,٢٠٢٠ October ١٠ girl in Shinan town. On ١ the regime forces shelled the towns of Shinan, Deir Sunbul, Bara, Banin which resulted in killing ,٢٠٢٠ October .civilians in the town of Bara ٣ the towns of Kansafra, Balyun and Bara, killing a woman and injuring children, and ٦ civilians, including ١٩ a car bomb exploded near Othman Bin Affan Mosque in the city of Al Bab, killing ,٢٠٢٠ October ٦ In the northern countryside of Aleppo; On a civilian ,٢٠٢٠ ,October ١٢ civilians. Police and security forces managed to defuse a bomb that was planted in a fuel truck near Al Ra’ee roundabout in Al Bab city. On ٨٢ wounding was killed and another was injured as a result of a landmine explosion in the agricultural lands of Afrin. Similarly, in the western countryside of Aleppo, a landmine exploded near the town of Kafr Aleppo, killing a civilian. Truce Violations Areas Fires broke out on Violations committed by regime Governorate Community Type of violation the Syrian coast of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ October ١٢-٦ Idleb Kansafra Artillery shelling within the in the period between Idleb Sfuhen Artillery and mortar shelling regime-controlled ٩ ٩ Idleb Ftireh Artillery and mortar shelling areas and lasted for ٨ Hama Ziyara Artillery shelling nearly a week; fires Idleb Bara Artillery shelling ٧ North West Syria led to the Idleb Balyun Artillery shelling displacement of the Idleb Banin Artillery shelling civilians residing in a ٥ Idleb Ruwaiha Artillery shelling number of villages in ٣ ٣ Idleb Qoqfin Artillery shelling the Idleb Al-Halubi Artillery shelling regime-controlled Hama Ankawi Artillery shelling areas; fires spread to ١٢ ١١ ١٠ ٩ ٨ ٧ ٦ Lattakia Kabani Artillery shelling opposition-controlled Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Hama Zayzun Artillery shelling areas in western Idlib Aleppo Tqad Artillery shelling countryside, but the Prominent Incidents Idleb Shinan Artillery shelling Free Civil Defense GovernorateCommunity Incidents Idleb Deir Sunbul Artillery shelling teams quickly put out Aleppo Afrin A landmine explosion results in several victims Hama Tal Wassit Artillery shelling the fires. As a result, Aleppo Al Bab A car bomb explosion results in several victims volunteers of the Idleb Idleb IDP tents burning ٣ Idleb Kafr Oweid Artillery and mortar shelling Violate truce- shelling Hama Sarmaniya Artillery shelling Free Civil Defense Idleb Jisr-Ash-Shugur A civilian drowned in Ain Al Zarqa River Hama Qastun Artillery shelling Aleppo Kafr Aleppo A landmine explosion results in several victims Incidents were seriously Idleb Afs Artillery shelling injured while putting Aleppo Arab Azzah A child drowned in Sajor River out the fires. Idleb Kelly IDP tents burning Prominent Incidents Governorate Community Incidents In Hole camp in Al Hasakeh governorate, refugees were found Northern East Syria ٢ Deir-ez-Zor Thiban SDF carried an arrest campaign dead in sector two of Hole camp in two separate crimes; the ٣٠٠ Deir-ez-Zor Hawayej SDF carried an arrest campaign refugees were shot with a pistol. The so-called SDF allowed civilians to leave Hole camp civilians to leave Hole camp heading towards their towns and ٣٠٠ Al-Hasakeh Hole SDF allowed Deir-ez-Zor Thiban SDF arrested agents working for Iranian militias cities; the majority of the civilians are from Deir Ez-Zor Deir-ez-Zor Shiheil SDF carried an arrest campaign Al-Hasakeh Darbasiyah SDF kidnapped a child for forced recruitment governorate who were detained by SDF more than three years of Hole camp ٥ Al-Hasakeh Ras Al Ain An explosive device went off without causing any casualties ago. SDF launched a campaign of arrests in sector .women ٣ Al-Hasakeh Hole Several Iraqi refugees were killed in Hole camp and arrested Al-Hasakeh Ein Diwar Civilians intercepted a military Russian column In the northern countryside of Al-Hasakeh, civilians in the city of Al-Malikeyyeh intercepted a Russian military convoy consisting of armored vehicles on Ain Dewar road and prevented it from moving forward; the convoy came from Quamishli military airport ١١ accompanied by two Russian helicopters. The civilians formed a human barrier on the highway forcing the Russian convoy to change its way and go through the agricultural lands to transcend this human barrier heading to a military point affiliated with the regime ١٦year-old girl from- western Ein Diwar town on the Syrian Turkish border where it was stationed. Asayish forces abducted a Darbasiyah city for forced recruitment. In the eastern countryside of Deir Ez-Zor, the Military Council of Deir Ez-Zor affilaited with the ٩ members working for Iranian militias in the cities of Thiban, Shiheil, Hawyej, where SDF arrested ٢٥ so-called SDF arrested .persons from Hawayej ٣ persons from Thiban city and The amnesty included all perpetrators of misdemeanors and felonies, with the .٢٠٢٠ October ١٠ The so-called SDF issued a general amnesty for crimes committed before exception of those classified by SDF as crimes of espionage, treason and terrorism. SDF issued a decision to open the crossings between its areas of control and those of the .virus in its areas of control -to limit the spread of COVID١٩ ,٢٠٢٠ July ١٣ regime and the opposition after closing them on FIELD DEVELOPMENTS WWW.ACU-SY.ORG [email protected] IN SYRIA ISSUED BY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT UNIT.
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