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A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
- Security forces seized several IEDs during an attempt to smuggle them to Jableh;
- At least six SDF fighters were killed during a recent operation to capture an ISIS cell commander in al-Tukihi;
- A bus carrying SAA soldiers and officers was struck by an IED near al-Yadudah. At least five Syrian service members were killed and several others were injured;
- Government forces are reinforcing their positions in northwestern Hama. Pro-government sources speculate of an upcoming offensive in the area;
- Ahrar Al-Sharqiya launched several unguided rockets in the direction of Hmeimim airbase.
18.07.2019 Home Syria Turkish military convoy enters northern Hama
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:45 A.M.) – A Turkish military convoy has reportedly entered the northwestern region of Syria this morning, opposition activists reported via social media. According to the reports, the Turkish military convoy first entered Syria from the neighboring Hatay Province before making its way through the Idlib Governorate to the town of Morek.
18.07.2019 BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has taken strict security measures near the Turkish border with the Latakia Governorate following a series of jihadist attacks on their positions in the Turkmen Mountains. According to the Sputnik News Agency, the Syrian Army’s recent measures around the Turkish border has proven effective in defending several towns in the Latakia Governorate, including Atirah, Al-Durra, and Sarraf.
“The new measures came after the Turkish-backed attack, which was aimed at creating a strategic breach that would reshuffle the cards,” a military source told the Arabic-language version of Sputnik. According to the Sputnik source, the opening of the Turkish border had facilitated the entry of several foreign fighters from countries like Uzbekistan, Chechnya, China (Uyghurs), and Turkestan. The goal of the attack, the source claimed, was to take control of the Zahi Mountain that overlooks the strategic town of Rabia.