FIELD DEVELOPMENTS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 1 - 7 December 2020 NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST

Violations committed by ١,٢٩١ the Regime and its Russian ally of the ceasefire truce

٢٠٢٠ November ٧ Control Parties ;٢٠٢٠ March 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 continued Russian warplanes have ;٢٠٢٠ June ٢ targeting the cities and towns there with heavy artillery and rocket launchers; on again bombed northwestern Syria, along with the regime which continued targeting NW Syria with heavy artillery and ١,٢٩١ rocket launchers. Through its network of enumerators, the Assistance Coordination Unit ACU documented violations of the truce committed by the regime and its Russian ally as of the date of this report.

There has been no change in the control map over the past week; No Joint Turkish-Russian military patrols were carried Russian warplanes targeted with two airstrikes the ,٢٠٢٠ December ٧ On .٢٠٢٠ November ٢٤-٣٠ out between surroundings of Idleb city; the first airstrike targeted Shekh Bahr area, whereas the second airstrike targeted a chicken warehouse near the town of Kafr Jales. The regime forces shelled the towns of Bara and Murin with heavy artillery, IDP tents and the shelter Regime ٢ targeting a camp for displaced persons near the town of Murin, and the shelling destroyed materials within, without causing any casualties. Opposition group Opposition group affiliated by Turkey Syrian democratic forces (SDF) The enumerators of the Information Management Unit (IMU) of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) documented in the period between 1 - 7 December 2020; 37 violations of the truce in Idleb governorate and adjacent countrysides of Clash areas- Clash lines Aleppo; Lattakia and Hama governorates. On 3 December 2020; in the northern countryside of Aleppo, a Turkish soldier was killed while repelling an infiltration attempt by PKK forces at the axis of Basufan town. On 4 December 2020, a sniper of the so-called SDF shot a civilian in the countryside of Hazwan town, killing him. An explosive device exploded in Jandairis city, killing a civilian and wounding 3 others

The Ministry of Local Administration and Services of the Salvation Government announced that the Directorate of Public Transport will continue to register vehicles free of charge until 31 December 2020, and warned that the necessary legal measures will be taken against the violators starting from 1 January 2020.

Truce Violations Areas Governorate Community Type of violation Violations committed by regime of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ December ٧ - ١ Idleb Artillery shelling Idleb Ablin Artillery shelling In northern Idleb Idleb Bara Artillery shelling countryside, a bomb 9 North West Syria Idleb Artillery shelling from a previous Idleb Artillery shelling regime shelling Idleb Artillery shelling Idleb Banin Artillery shelling exploded near Aleppo 6 6 Idleb Shinan Artillery shelling Labayh camp near the 5 Idleb Artillery shelling town of Burdaqly, Idleb Artillery and rocket launchers shelling 4 4 killing ١ child and Idleb Artillery shelling 3 injuring ٥ Hama Ankawi Artillery shelling .others ٧ ٦ ٥ ٤ ٣ ٢ ١ Hama Qalidin Artillery shelling Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Idleb Artillery shelling Idleb Nayrab Artillery shelling Idleb Deir Sunbul Artillery shelling Prominent Incidents Lattakia Kabani Artillery shelling Idleb Idleb Russian airstrikes Governorate Community Incidents Idleb Kafr Jales Russian airstrikes Idleb Burdaqly A bomb blast results in killing several IDPs Violate truce- shelling Idleb Murin Artillery shelling Aleppo Jandairis An IED explodes causing casualties Incidents Hama Ziyara Artillery shelling Aleppo Hazwan A civilian was shot to deathkilling him Aleppo Tqad Artillery shelling Idleb Haranbush IDP tents burning

Prominent Incidents The military commander "Mazloum Abdi" of the so-called SDF confirmed for the second time the Governorate Community Incidents Northern East Syria presence of fighters from PKK forces within SDF Al-Hasakeh Haseke SDF carried an arrest campaign control areas; Abdi made the statement during a TV Deir-ez-Zor Deyr ez Zor SDF carried an arrest campaign interview on the Kurdish channel "Ronahi"; during the Deir-ez-Zor Deyr ez Zor SDF carried an arrest campaign statement, Abdi confirmed that 4,000 PKK fighters died Deir-ez-Zor Deyr ez Zor SDF carried an arrest campaign in the battles which took place in Syria, and that SDF Deir-ez-Zor Deyr ez Zor SDF carried an arrest campaign will not hesitate to seek help again from PKK in the Deir-ez-Zor Deyr ez Zor SDF carried an arrest campaign event of any confrontations against it. Deir-ez-Zor Deyr ez Zor SDF carried an arrest campaign

tanks belonging to Al-Qatirji Company entered SDF's areas of control through Al Hora ١٠٠ In the northern countryside of Ar-Raqqa; more than crossing. These tankers will transport crude oil from SDF-controlled areas to the regime-controlled areas; Al-Qaterji Company is considered to be one of the economic facade of the Syrian regime, through which it circumvents the sanctions imposed on it, such as the Caesar Act, applied by the United States of America

On 3 December 2020, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ez Zor; the so-called SDF conducted a campaign of arrests in a number of cities and towns where SDF arrested 5 civilians from Eastern Gharibeh town; 5 civilians from the town of Hawayej; 8 civilians from Thiban city and Hawi Thibyan town; 2 civilians from Ragib town; 3 civilians from Eastern Jarda town; 4 civilians from Al Tayyana toqn; 2 civilians from Shinan town; and 2 civilians from Danaj town. SDF released 10 civilians who had been arrested earlier. On 5 December 2020, several civil demonstrations condemned the corruption of the local councils affiliated with the so-called SDF. The demonstrators objected to the delay of local councils in distributing heating fuel allocations, despite the onset of the winter season and the dramatic drop in temperatures. The demonstrators also objected to the deteriorating humanitarian and service conditions in the governorate, despite SDF's control over oil wells and oil resources On 2 December 2020, in the northern countryside of Al-Hasakeh; the so-called SDF conducted a campaign of arrests in the town of Um Rakiba and of Amuda sub-district. Digging the trench arrested 12 civilians during the campaign, including 2 children. On 7 December 2020, a military convoy of the International Coalition entered Syria came two days after the Turkish forces from Iraq through Al-Walid border crossing. The convoy included military and logistical equipment distributed among the coalition military bases removed part of the concrete wall on the deployed in eastern Syria. The so-called SDF, dug a trench protected by the Russian military police near Kharza border crossing in the countryside Syrian-Turkish border.

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