SDF achieve advancement in Al-Raqqah

Syrian government forces intensive its shelling on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus.
the regime forces launched more than 10 missiles believed to be ground-to-ground and several shells on in Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, leaving at least16 killed, including 2 citizen women, and many injured.
 
Meanwhile, the number of persons who were killed in this shelling which caused a massacre that also has left several wounded, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, and this is considered the biggest massacre carried out by the regime forces by shelling on Qaboun neighborhood at Damascus since 2014.
Turkish forces and warplanes shelled areas in Al-Bab city.

Since the start of the Turkish offensive on the 7th of February 2016, the death of 113 persons, including 34 children under the age of eighteen and 23 citizen women, they were killed by shelling by the Turkish forces and raids carried out by Turkish warplanes on al-Bab city. 

This rise in the number of casualties since the start of attempts to control  al-Bab city, which is still mostly controlled by ISIS, have raised the number of persons who were killed to 433 civilians at least, including 93 children under the age of eighteen and 55 citizen woman over the age of eighteen in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo, they were civilians who were killed by the Turkish bombardment on al-Bab city and its countryside and on the towns of Bzaah and Tedef since the 13th of November 2016, the date of the arrival of “Euphrates Shield” to the outskirts of al-Bab city until today the 17th of February 2017. 

The casualties include 342 civilians, including 83 children under the age of eighteen and 51 citizen woman, they were killed in shelling by the Turkish forces and Turkish warplanes on areas in al-Bab city and other areas in the towns of Tedef and Bzaah and other places in the countryside of al-Bab, since the first defeat for the Turkish forces in the 21st of December 2016 at the hands of ISIS organization.

On the other hand, warplanes carried out airstrikes on areas, in the village of Abu al-Gher, in the eastern countryside of Hama, which resulted in material damage, no information about injuries.
 
Meanwhile, a person and his son were killed by the explosion of a land mine in car they were traveling in on the road of al-Taman’aa – al-Skik in the southern countryside of Idlib, while warplanes bombed areas in al-Taman’aa town in the southern countryside of Idlib, no information about casualties.
 
On the other hand, fighter of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham was injured in a bomb explosion at the entrance of Maarrat  Misrin in the northern countryside of Idlib, also a loud explosion was heard in Armanaz area, it was caused by an IED explosion, no information about casualties.

Areas in the eastern and northeastern countryside of Al-Raqqah are witnessing clashes between members of ISIS against the Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) backed by warplanes of the international coalition, after the last mentioned were able to achieve advancement and control Shaninah bridge northeast of Al-Raqqah city about 8 km away of the city, within the third phase of the “Euphrates Wrath” operations, which aims to isolate the organization within Al-Raqqah city from its countryside, in preparation for an attack on the city and expel the organization out of it.

 Meanwhile, clashes are concentrated in the road linking the area of al-Makman and al-Karama area in the east of Al-Raqqah, in an attempt by the Syria Democratic Forces to advance further after being able today to control Jways village.

A shell fell on area in the Al-Assad Suburb near the city of Harasta resulting in damage, no information about casualties, while the regime forces shelled areas on the outskirts of Arbin city, no information about casualties.

The Syrian warplanes renewed the bombing on places at al-Dahr al-Aswad area in the west of Rif Dimashq, in conjunction with shelling by the regime forces on places in the same area, amid shelling by the regime forces on the vicinity of al-Maqrusah area

Sporadic clashes renewed between ISIS militants against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the neighborhoods of al-Ommal, al-Mowazzafin and al-Bogeleyyah and in the area around the Panorama roundabout in the city of Deir Ezzor and its southern outskirts, amid bombing by warplanes on areas in the vicinity of Panorama roundabout and the cemeteries area, no information about casualties.