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Field Development-EN-09082020 FIELD DEVELOPMENTS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST SYRIA ٢٠٢٠ August ٩- ٣ Violations committed by ٥٢٣ the Regime and its Russian ally of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ August ٩ After the Turkish and Russian Presidents reached the ceasefire truce agreement in Idleb Governorate on Control Parties the warplanes of the regime and its Russian ally didn’t bomb North Western Syria ever ;٢٠٢٠ March ٥ since; yet the regime continued targeting the cities and towns there with heavy artillery and rocket Russian warplanes have again bombed northwestern Syria, along with the ;٢٠٢٠ June ٢ launchers; on regime which continued targeting NW Syria with heavy artillery and rocket launchers. Through its violations of the truce ٥٢٣ network of enumerators, the Assistance Coordination Unit ACU documented 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; In Idleb governorate, the Russian civilians and injuring ٣ warplanes targeted the surroundings of Bennsh city with several airstrikes killing another. The opposition forces repelled multiple infiltration attempts of the regime forces at the axes ١ of Ftireh and Deir Sunbul towns. The regime forces also targeted with heavy artillery the town of Bara causing huge fires in the surrounding agricultural lands. In northern Latakia countryside, the opposition forces repelled an infiltration attempt of the regime forces at the axis of Hedada town. Additionally, the Regime airstrikes. Opposition group ٣ Russian warplanes targeted the Hedada town with Opposition group affiliated by Turkey The enumerators of the Information Management Unit (IMU) of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) Syrian democratic forces (SDF) violations of the truce in Idleb governorate and ٤١ m;٢٠٢٠ August ٩- ٣ documented in the period between Clash areas- Clash lines adjacent countrysides of Aleppo; Lattakia and Hama governorates. The administration of President Donald Trump has approved the first deal for an American company to develop the oil fields in north eastern Syria within the areas under the control of SDF. It is expected that this contract will generate billions of dollars for SDF which announced that it will not share the profits with the Syrian regime, the thing which outraged the Syrian regime which replied with a statement saying that the agreement is null, void and has no legal basis and is an attempt to steal the oil of Syria with the support and under the auspices of the American administration. The Syrian National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition condemned this agreement and asserted that such a step threatens the unity of Syria and empowers the militias with terrorist and separatist agendas and allows them to expand further. Truce Violations Areas Governorate Community Type of violation The following figure Idleb Russian air strike Bennsh reflects the timeline of Idleb Foah Artillery shelling the regime’s violations Idleb Kansafra Artillery shelling Violations committed by regime North West Syria Idleb Ein Laruz Artillery shelling of the truce throughout of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ August ٩- ٣ in the period between ١١ the past week; the ١٠ Idleb Deir Sunbul An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling Idleb Ftireh An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling number represents the Idleb Sfuhen Artillery shelling number of cities and Idleb Fleifel Artillery and rocket launchers shelling towns shelled by the ٦ Lattakia Haddada An infiltration attempt & Russian air strike regime. In northern ٥ ٥ Hama Dweir Elakrad Artillery shelling Hama countryside, the ٣ Lattakia Kabani Artillery shelling regime forces targeted Idleb Mozra Artillery shelling with heavy artillery the ١ Idleb Al-Halubi Artillery and rocket launchers shelling town of Tal Wassit Idleb Afs Heavy artillery shelling ٩ August ٨ August ٧ August ٦ August ٥ August ٤ August ٣ August ٢ leading to having Hama Tal Wassit Artillery shelling civilian casualties. Hama Ziyara Artillery shelling Idleb Bara Artillery and rocket launchers shelling Idleb Banin Artillery and rocket launchers shelling Prominent Incidents Aleppo Tadil Targeting a civilian car with a guided missile Governorate Community Incidents Idleb Balyun Artillery shelling Aleppo Azaz An IED exploded Violate truce- shelling Idleb Kafr Oweid Artillery shelling Idleb Jisr-Ash-Shugur An unidentified explosion led to having several casualties Incidents Idleb Qoqfin Artillery shelling Aleppo Afrin A child was killed as a result of a grenade explosion, with the perpetrators remaining unidentified An IED exploded killing ٢ Hama Sarmaniya Artillery shelling Aleppo Basuta members of the free police Prominent Incidents Governorate Community Incidents Deir-ez-Zor Shiheil SDF dispersed a protest with gunfire and caused casualties North East Syria Deir-ez-Zor Tayyana SDF carried an arrest campaign Deir-ez-Zor Hawayej SDF carried an arrest campaign Al-Hasakeh Shaddadah The American forces enlarged its military base A grenade exploded resulting in ٢٠ Al-Hasakeh Ras Al Ain casualties Deir-ez-Zor Shiheil SDF launched an arrest campaign in Al Kassar camp Al-Hasakeh Al-Hasakeh IDP tents burnt in Al Twainiyeh camp In the eastern countryside of Deir Ez-Zor, one of the Arabic tribe leaders (Sheikh Matshar Al Hafal) was killed in Shiheil town, with the murders remaining unidentified. Demonstrations took place with the demand that the international coalition reveals the names others, the thing ٦ civilian and injuring ١ of the murders. SDF tried to disperse the demonstration with gunfire resulting in killing which in turn outraged the protesters who headed to a school used by SDF as a military base. The civilians surrounded the school and clashed with SDF members who were removed from the school. Furthermore, SDF members were removed from Thiban city, and both Hawayej and Tayyana towns; SDF sent huge military columns to these areas, SDF conducted an arrest campaign in civilian ٥ Shiheil town after imposing a curfew there. Moreover, SDF set fire in one of the houses in the town after arresting its residents who were at the house. SDF allowed the civilians in Shiheil town to be out only for two hours to secure their basic needs, after which SDF reimposed a curfew. SDF conducted an arrest campaign in Al Kassar camp near Shiheil town. 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