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21.Field Development EN 20201123 FIELD DEVELOPMENTS SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC NORTH EAST AND NORTH WEST SYRIA ٢٠٢٠ November ٢٣ - ١٧ Violations committed by ١,٢٢٤ the Regime and its Russian ally of the ceasefire truce ٢٠٢٠ November ٢٣ 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 ١,٢٢٤ 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 in Idleb governorate, the regime forces shelled the town of ٢٠٢٠ November ١٧ On .٢٠٢٠ November ١٧-٢٣ out between artillery shells, and the opposition forces were able to repel an infiltration attempt by the regime ٧٠ Bara with more than forces on the axis of Fleifel town. Additionally, the regime forces shelled the town with heavy artillery along with the lines of engagement. In western Aleppo countryside, the opposition forces were able to repel attempts by the regime forces Regime to infiltrate the towns of Tqad, Tadil and Bsartun; moreover, the regime forces shelled the axes of engagement with heavy Opposition group civilian. Opposition group affiliated by Turkey ١ the regime forces shelled the town of Bara with heavy artillery, killing ,٢٠٢٠ November ٢٣ artillery. On Syrian democratic forces (SDF) The enumerators of the Information Management Unit (IMU) of the Assistance Coordination Unit (ACU) documented in the period between 17 - 23 November 2020; 33 violations of the truce in Idleb governorate and adjacent countrysides of Clash areas- Clash lines Aleppo; Lattakia and Hama governorates. The local councils in northern Aleppo countryside (Euphrates Shield area) issued a decree banning the entry of vehicles that do not carry the license plates of the Euphrates Shield and Olive Branch areas (northern Aleppo countryside and Afrin district), and the local councils justified this decision by saying it would limit the entry of vehicles used by terrorist organizations in bombings; this decision prompted the majority of the owners of the vehicles to install two license plates, one issued by the Directorate of Transport in northern Aleppo countryside; and the other is issued by The Rescue Govern- ment, where the latter started impounding the vehicles that failed to get registered license plates. It is noted that some of the vehicles impounded were vans belonging to humanitarian organizations as well as public transport vehicles. the Rescue Government confirmed that the registration process will contribute to the control of traffic within the city, and the registration fee for the first time is 30 TL, while the annual registration fee varies according to the type of vehicle. Truce Violations Areas Governorate Community Type of violation Violations committed by regime of the ceasefire truce Idleb Bara Artillery shelling In northern Aleppo ٢٠٢٠ November ٢٣ - ١٧ 10 ٢٢ Idleb Banin Artillery shelling countryside, on ,٢٠٢٠ Idleb Ruwaiha Artillery shelling November Idleb Fleifel An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling an indentified North West Syria Hama Qastun Artillery shelling assailant threw a 7 Hama Kherbet Elnaqus An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling grenade at a man children ٣ Lattakia Kabani Artillery shelling and his Aleppo Tqad An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling in Afrin city, 4 Aleppo Bsartun An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling 4 causing serious 3 3 Aleppo Tadil An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling injuries to them. 2 Idleb Kansafra Artillery shelling ٢٣ ٢٢ ٢١ ٢٠ ١٩ ١٨ ١٧ Idleb Mozra Artillery shelling Idleb Kafr Oweid Artillery shelling Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Nov Idleb Ehsem Artillery shelling Idleb Balyun Artillery shelling Prominent Incidents Hama Ankawi Artillery shelling Governorate Community Incidents Hama Sarmaniya Artillery shelling Idleb Qah IDP tents burning Idleb Milaja An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling Idleb Shekh Bahr IDP tents burning children were injured due to an IED explosion ٣ civilian and ١ Idleb Ftireh An infiltration attempt & Artillery shelling Aleppo Afrin Violate truce- shelling Idleb Sfuhen Artillery shelling Idleb Ma'arrat Tamasrin IDP tents burning Incidents Idleb Deir Sunbul Artillery shelling Idleb Kelly IDP tents burning Prominent Incidents Governorate Community Incidents Al-Hasakeh Bir Elhilu Clashes between the residents and SDF forces Al-Hasakeh Al-Malikeyyeh US forces intercepted a Russian patrol Northern East Syria Deir-ez-Zor Tib Elfal SDF carried out a campaign of arrests with the support of the International Coalition ,the so-called SDF, in cooperation with The International Coalition Air Force ,٢٠٢٠ November ٢٠ In the eastern countryside of Deir Ez Zor; on civilians; additionally, a civilian, who ١٠ implemented an arrest campaign in the Mahimid area near the town of Tib Elfal, which resulted in arresting was trying to flee, was shot in his leg. In the northern countryside of Al-Hasakeh; intense negotiations took place between the so-called SDF forces and the regime forces, in order for the regime forces to take over the road between Tal Tamer and Al-Hasakeh cities. The road that is being negotiated on, is a secondary road other than the M4 international road, and the importance of this road lies in the fact that it connects the center of Al-Hasakeh governorate, in which the regime forces control the security square, with Tal Tamer city and the countryside of Ras El Ein, which are the main wheat production areas in Syria. This road also secures the arrival of oil convoys, including other forms of trade exchange from Al-Hasakeh city and its southern areas to the M4 interna- tional highway and then to the regime-controlled areas in Aleppo governorate. On 17 November 2020, after SDF forces chased a group of young men in the town of Lazaka, in Bir El Helou Al Wariyeh sub-district for forced recruitment, clashes took place between the residents of the town and SDF patrol after the residents expelled SDF patrol by hurling stones at the patrol members. SDF afterwards sent large military reinforcements to the village, forcing the people to hand over the young men to prevent further bloodshed. In a separate context, US forces intercepted a Russian patrol that was trying to cross from the town of Hamzah Bek to enter Al-Malikeyyeh city. The International Coalition aircraft overflew the area; after the clashe of Russian and American forces, the Russian forces withdrew from the area, and the American forces established a military post in the town to prevent the entry of the Russian forces again. FIELD DEVELOPMENTS WWW.ACU-SY.ORG [email protected] IN SYRIA ISSUED BY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT UNIT.
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