Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham takes control on Hesh village

Fateh al-Sham committee controlled on Hesh village in the southern countryside of Idlib after continued clashes against Jund al-Aqsa amid mutual bombardment from both sides, human and material losses in both sides reported.

Sources confirmed that the fate of 150 detained militants is still unknown, in Jund al-Aqsa prisons in al-Khazanat checkpoint area in Khan Shekhon southern Idlib.
The sources confirmed that the story of executing them is published by a militant who escaped from the area, and that Jund al-Aqsa executed a number of them, while publishing footage showing the detained militants earlier as the detained spoke in the videotape and said they are located in the area of al-Khazanat.

Informed sources confirmed that 69 fighters of both parties killed in shelling, clashes, explosions and executions that took place during the fighting that took place during Monday the 13th of February 2017, where it rose to 39 at least -including at least 2 commanders of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham- the number of fighters who were killed in these clashes, including 16 at least who were executed at the hands of members of Jund al-Aqsa during their attack on headquarters, and most of the executions took place in the attack on al-Hisba headquarters in Khan Shaykhun area in the southern countryside of Idlib.

Meanwhile, the number of fighters of Jund al-Aqsa who were killed in fighting against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, rose to 30 at least, including at least 4 who blew themselves in booby trapped vehicles and explosive belts in the countryside of Idlib and Hama.

Aerial bombardment targeted with 4 airstrikes areas of Jesr al-Shughour in the western countryside of Idlib, amid targeting areas of al-Tamanaa with 4 airstrikes, and other areas of Sekek in the southern Idlib, no reports of losses.

Regime forces targeted areas of al-Waer neighborhood, reports of killing 2 people and injuries in civilians. a soldier in regime forces was killed by a sniper in al-Waer neighborhood. Clashes continued between regime forces and IS around the western Badia of Tadmur.

Clashes took place between al-Furat Shield factions backed by Turkish forces against SDF around Hazwan town west of al-Bab city amid mutual bombardment from both sides, reports of losses. Regime forces bombarded areas of al-Eis town and al-Khafsa, no reports of losses.

The battle continue in al-Menshia neighborhood in Daraa between regime forces and rebels in continued attempts by rebels to advance in the neighborhood after taking control on Najjar hill west of the Menshia mosque amid continued aerial bombardment on the area and targeting the area with explosive barrels, artillery, and shells leading to the death of 12 rebels in Garaz prison in addition to material damages, many hospitals went out of service in the past 48 hours including Saida, Naema, Jeza, and other hospitals.

The regime forces shelled areas in al-Wa’er neighborhood using several mortar and tank shells, no information about casualties, also the regime forces targeted places Jab al-Jarrah town which is controlled by the regime forces in the eastern countryside of Homs, no information about injuries yet, while clashes are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the “Islamic State” organization in areas at the western desert of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, and information about casualties in the shelling and clashes in the ranks of both.

Violent clashes are still taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against members of ISIS, in the southeastern countryside of al-Bab city. Meanwhile, the regime forces managed to advance in the village Shwylikh, rising to 9, the number of villages controlled by the regime forces backed by Hezbollah’s elite during the past 72 hours, since the start of their offensive towards this area, and the villages are Rasm al-Kama, Rasm al-Kabir, Shwylikh, Abu Jabbar, Tijan, al-Maghara, Kherbet al-Jahsh, Mansoura and al-Jdaydeh, and by that the regime forces expand their control area east of Kweires airbase and the Air College which is under the control of the regime forces to about 4 km.

 The forces are about 5 kilometers northwest of Deir Hafer town which is under the control of ISIS, and the violent clashes were coincided with exchange of shelling between the regime forces and the organization, and confirmed information about casualties.

Meanwhile, about 100 airstrikes and artillery strikes targeted Der Hafir leading to massive material damages and injuries.