Afrinpost – Special
Afrinpost learned from field sources that the Russians and the regime’s army are making military preparations and preparing troops in the villages of the Sherawa district, adjacent to the towns of Nubul and Zahraa, in preparation for the start of a military operation that leads to control of the entire Antep-Aleppo road, all the way to the Bab Al Salamah border crossing.
The sources said that the international road is to be secured by the Russians and with Turkish consent, provided that the operation includes the evacuation of the militants from both sides of the roads and a distance of up to 5 km from each side, timing of the start of the operation is not yet known.
In the context, locals told “Afrinpost”, that tension and anxiety began to circulate among the militants because of their suspicion that Ankara might abandon them, especially after the continued flight of Russian airspace of Afrin, Azaz, Al-Bab and Jarablus a month ago.
The sources confirmed that two leaders of “Jaish Al-Ahfad” militia in the “Bulbula / Bulbul” side, are seeking to obtain Turkish residence cards, in order to be able to flee into the Turkish territories, and that many settlers have the same feeling, as some of them tend to not store food for the next winter for fear of an emergency.
For its part, “North Press” agency published a report in which it said that the behind-the-scenes matters between Russia and Turkey regarding the Idlib region and the Syrian north in general are those that increase the complexity of the scene, as documented details of the agreement and what the two parties seek to serve their interests.
Private military sources confirmed to North Press that there is an agreement between Turkey and Russia, and behind them the Syrian regime, to hand over “Azaz” to (the Russians / the Syrian regime).
The agency added that a source close to the militia “the Syrian National Army”, which takes the title “Abu Khalil al-Idlibi” in name, said that “during the last period, the issue of separating Afrin from (Euphrates Shield) was discussed through a crack point starting from Maree to Azaz, which is It is not excluded, as Russia’s goal is to reach (the Syrian-Turkish border) from several directions to create multiple cantons from northeastern Syria to Jisr al-Shughur, due to the presence of a demilitarized opposition and force, under the tutelage of a friendly country which is (Turkey).
These developments, events and what is happening behind the scenes coincide with rallies of the regime’s army in the south of Idlib, amid talk about the proximity of a military operation in the Idlib area.
