NEWS CENTER – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), ISIS and paramilitary groups under Turkish control have violated the declared 'ceasefire' four times so far.

 

The Ministry of Defense of the Interim Damascus Government declared a four-day “ceasefire” last night. In a statement, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that it would abide by the ceasefire and halt military activity as long as no attacks occur.

 

HTS, ISIS groups supported by the Turkish state carried out four ceasefire violations.

 

*At 20:20, HTS groups attacked the al-Aqtan Prison in the city of Raqqa, where ISIS militants are being held. In a statement, the SDF announced that one of its fighters was wounded in the attack.

 

*At 21:11, HTS groups targeted the city of Zirgan in the Jazira Canton with howitzers.

 

*At around 21:55, another attack was carried out on the village of Til Barûd, located on the Ebyet road south of Hesekê.

 

*Late at night, the gangs attempted to advance this time in the town of Sirîn in Kobanê, but SDF fighters forced the gangs to retreat with a strong response.

 

Simultaneously, at 00:37, reconnaissance aircraft of the Turkish state bombed a security point in the village of Hiwêcê in Qamishlo, as well as the parking lot of the city’s Heart and Eye Hospital.