Terrorists Continue Reinvigorating Positions in Demilitarized Zone in Northern Syria

The Arabic-language website of Sputnik reported that Tahrir al-Sham has continued dispatching gunmen from different regions in Idlib to contact lines with the army in Hama and Idlib provinces.

It further said that Tahrir al-Sham sent several groups of Horas al-Denn and Ansar al-Deen from Ma'arat al-Nu'aman and Saraqib in Idlib to Northern Hama and Southeastern Idlib.

In the meantime, a Syrian military source said that terrorists have been boosting their military presence near the Turkish Army's monitoring posts via dispatching more fighters and equipment to Northern Hama and Southern Idlib since Sochi Agreement specified the demilitarized zone in the region.

The source further said that Tahrir al-Sham and its allies target the army's positions and residential areas in Southern Idlib and Northern Hama on a daily base.

The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported last week that Turkey failed to convince terrorist groups to withdraw from the demilitarized zone mentioned in the Sochi Agreements that covers parts of Lattakia, Idlib, Hama and Aleppo provinces a week after the agreement's deadline of October 15.

In the meantime, al-Watan pointed to the failure of Turkey in expelling terrorists from the demilitarized zone, and said that the Syrian Army's artillery units pounded the movements of Tahrir al-Sham Hay'at terrorists that tried to prevail over the army's positions in al-Latamina region in Northeastern Hama and in the village of al-Zarzour in Southeastern Idlib.

A number of Tahrir al-Sham terrorists were killed or wounded in the army's artillery attack.

Analysts believe that Syrian Army is likely to conduct military operation in Northern and Northwestern parts of the country as terrorist groups have showed no intention to leave the demilitarized zone.

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