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Field Development-EN-07092020 FIELD DEVELOPMENTS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST SYRIA ٢٠٢٠ September ٧- ١ Violations committed by ٦٩٤ the Regime and its Russian ally of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ September ٧ 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 ٦٩٤ documented There has been no change in the control map over the past week; Turkish soldiers were shot by unknown assailants Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded, In the central area of Idleb ١ in the town of Motaram, where governorate, the regime forces shelled with heavy artillery and missiles of the ground launchers the city of Ariha others. In northern Lattakia countryside, the regime forces targeted with heavy ٨ civilians and injuring ٢ killing artillery the axes of the towns of Samera, Sallor, Sharura, Shamerwaran, Hilwet – Sharn, and Tal Al Kilani town. The Regime shelling led to having huge fires breaking out in the surrounding forests. 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 Syrian democratic forces (SDF ٥١ m;٢٠٢٠ September ٧- ١ in the period between countrysides of Aleppo; Lattakia and Hama governorates. Clash areas- Clash lines A severe heatwave hit northern Syria over the past week, prompting some IDPs in the camps to leave their camps and resort to nearby farms with lower temperatures; several fires broke tents burnt in Bab Alsalameh camp in A’zaz area; and the damage was limited to the burning of tents and shelter ٢٠ ;out in camps in northern Syria, in northern Aleppo countryside children burned to death ٣ materials for IDPS without causing casualties. In northern Idleb countryside, fire broke out in Kafr Noran camp near the town of Barisha, burning two tents, where with their mother suffering from severe burns. In northern Aleppo countryside, a displaced child drowned in the Deir Ballut river, where the free civil defense teams managed to recover the child's body. tis worth mentioning that the residents of nearby camps resort to swimming in the river trying to avoid the heatwave striking northern Syria. Truce Violations Areas Governorate Community Type of violation The following figure Violations committed by regime Idleb Balyun Artillery shelling of the ceasefire truce Idleb Mozra Artillery shelling reflects the timeline of ٢٠٢٠ September ٧-١ in the period between Idleb Kansafra Artillery shelling the regime’s violations of ١٤ Idleb Kafr Oweid Artillery shelling the truce throughout the Hama Kherbet Elnaqus Artillery shelling past week; the number North West Syria Idleb Ftireh Artillery shelling represents the number Idleb Sfuhen Artillery shelling of cities and towns ٩ Lattakia Nawwara-Klz Artillery shelling shelled by the regime. In ٨ Lattakia ٧ Samira - Sallur Artillery shelling the central area of Idleb Lattakia Saraf Artillery shelling governorate, a ٥ Idleb Ariha Artillery and rocket launchers shelling ٤ ٤ Idleb Bara An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling motorcycle bomb Idleb Ruwaiha Artillery shelling exploded near Ma'arrat Sep ٧ Sep ٦ Sep ٥ Sep ٤ Sep ٣ Sep ٢ Sep ١ Idleb Fleifel Artillery shelling Tamasrin city police ١١ Hama Ankawi Artillery shelling station, injuring Hama Dweir Elakrad Artillery shelling civilians. Lattakia Zaytunah Artillery shelling Lattakia Kabani Artillery shelling Prominent Incidents Lattakia Shahrura Artillery shelling Governorate Community Incidents A motorcycle bomb explodes injuring ١١ Idleb Ma'arrat Tamasrin civilians Lattakia Hilwet - Sharn Artillery shelling Aleppo Azaz IDP tents burning Violate truce- shelling Hama Alqahera Artillery shelling Aleppo Ghandorah An IED explodes causing casualties Idleb Ehsem Artillery and rocket launchers shelling Aleppo Deir Ballut A child drowned in the river Incidents Idleb Idleb Barisha Burning IDP tents lead to having casualties Bazabur Artillery shelling Idleb Kelly IDP tents burning A mine explosion kills ١ Idleb Deir Sunbul Artillery shelling Idleb Bara civilian and injures another Idleb Qoqfin Artillery shelling Aleppo Abzemo An unidentified explosion resulted in the collapse of a building and several casualties Prominent Incidents North East Syria Governorate Community Incidents Al-Hasakeh Hole A quarantine imposed on Hole Camp A motorcycle bomb explodes injuring ٣ Ar-Raqqa Suluk civilians SDF moved ٦ Al-Hasakeh Hole children from Hole camp to a closed camp Deir-ez-Zor Shiheil SDF reopens water crossing to regime control areas Al-Hasakeh Hiyaka The Russian forces tried to set up a military post, but the residents prevented them Deir-ez-Zor Basira Clashes between SDF and the civilians Al-Hasakeh Hole A child died in Hole camp as a result of a sunstroke ٣ Deir-ez-Zor Basira girls drowned in the Euphrates River Al-Hasakeh Quamishli SDF kidnaps a child for forced recruitment In the northern countryside of Al-Hasakeh ; the so-called SDF forces imposed a quarantine on the seventh sector of Hole camp after children from Hole camp in ٦ virus. In a separate context, SDF moved -detecting a positive case for a woman infected with COVID١٩ military vehicles to a closed camp in the town of Tal Maaruf; the transfer of the children came after their mothers were arrested by SDF which supervises Hole camp on charges of promoting the ideas of ISIS; the closed camp in the town of Tal Maaruf is supervised by fighters families from Hole camp to Rojava ٢٠ who work to change children's thoughts in order to recruit them to fight with SDF. SDF also moved camp near the city of Al-Malikeyyeh. A child died in Hole camp as a result of suffering from a heat stroke and the lack of adequate health care within the camp. trucks loaded with military and logistical equipment for US forces entered from Iraq to Syria through Al-Walid crossing. Russian ٥٠ ,In the northern countryside of Al-Hasakeh forces tried to establish a military base near Hiyaka town, but the residents of the town prevented the Russian forces from establishing the base forcing the Russian forces to and is ٢١٣ schools out of ١٣٧ withdraw to Quamishli city. SDF and the regime are in a race to take control of the schools in Al-Hasakeh governorate, where SDF took control over seeking to have its own curricula taught at the schools instead of that of the regime. In the meanwhile, the regime is working on having the students registered in schools under its control where its curriculum is taught. Each party is trying to spread its own false propaganda among children. In the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor, clashes took place between SDF and the residents of Basira city; the clashes came as a result of SDF burning the motorcycles confiscated from the residents. SDF reopened a water crossing on the Euphrates River in the town of Shiheil, linking SDF controlled areas to the regime controlled areas. The water crossing was closed two months ago as part of the campaign launched earlier to confront terrorism. Once the crossing was opened, trucks loaded with barley arrived in the regime areas from SDF controlled areas through this water crossing. FIELD DEVELOPMENTS WWW.ACU-SY.ORG [email protected] IN SYRIA ISSUED BY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT UNIT.
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