The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the “Muawiya Bin Abi Sufyan” brigade of HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) carried out an infiltration operation on positions of regime forces on Al-Saraf frontline in Jabal Al-Akrad area in the northern countryside of Latakia.

According to the report, violent clashes erupted with medium and heavy weapons between the two sides, coinciding with exchanged ground shelling, which led to the death of 5 members of regime forces.
Since early 2023, SOHR has documented 238 operations in the “de-escalation zone,” including attacks, gunfire by snipers and bombardment, which left 357 combatants and civilians dead. In addition, these operations left over 203 combatants and 78 civilians, including 11 women and 26 children, injured.