A brief overview of the recent developments in Syria:
- The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) repelled all militant attacks in northern Hama;
- Clashes between the SAA and ISIS cells were reported north of al-Sukhna;
- A new round of airstrikes hit militnat infrastructure in southern Idlib and northern Hama;
- The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) repportedly detained nearly 111 people in Tayaneh and Shwehan. The raids were carried out to force locals “to hand over their crops of wheat and barley” to the SDF administration, according to SANA;
- A firefight allegedly took place at the contact line between the SDF and Turkish-backed groups north of Manbij.