ANNA News correspondent released aerial images of the city of Khan Sheikhoun hour ago. As it appear, the city of Khan Sheikhoun is more like a ghost town! and there’s no sign of militants there…
ISWNews Analysis Group: According to the latest available information, Syrian Army Tiger forces entered the city of Khan Sheikhun from the north side of the city tonight and there is currently heavy fighting inside the city.
ISWNews Analysis Group: The Tiger Forces officially announced today’s advances in the north and west of Khan Sheikhun.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Today morning a Turkish military convoy of 28 military vehicles including 7 tanks and 6 bulldozers which was going to south of Idlib and Khan Sheikhun area was attacked by Syrian fighter jets in Haysh area.
Fierce clashes between Syrian Army and militants continue in the area west of Al-Nimr checkpoint in north of Khan Sheikhun.
– Syrian Army captured Al Faqir checkpoint in northwest of Khan Sheikhoun – Syrian Army stationed its points ~500 meters from the highway. – Syrian Army did not entered Khan Sheikhun last night. Map Interactive map
On August 18, the Abkhazian Network News Agency released a video documenting the recent Syrian Army advance northwest of the key town of Khan Shaykhun in southern Idlib.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Following the Syrian Army operation in southern Idlib province the important hill of Tal al Nar liberated.
Hayat Tahrir Al Shan media published the clip of the VBIED attack on the Syrian Army position in the Madya village, southern Idlib province.
Details of the agreement on “Safe Zone” in north of Syria
ISWNews Analysis Group: Three days ago, the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria released a statement announcing 10 villages in the Syrian province of Raqqah have signed a reconciliation agreement with the Damascus government.
Now it’s the time to look beyond and have a wider look on the field map of southern Idlib and northwest Hama. Latest military situation on the battleground of southern Idlib province is shown in the above map. The Syrian Army, instead of having direct contacts with the militias in cities like Kafr Zita and Latamenah and Morek, decided to advance towards north and most probably to bypass the important city of Khan Shaykhun.
