Hello and welcome to the 681st installment of the SWD .

Military events/news are listed below by the governorates:

Raqqa:

Islamic State’s Amaq Agency stated that an element of the Syrian Democratic Forces was killed in the city of Raqqa.

Homs:

Syrian Arab Army’s artillery shelled the city of Al-Lataminah in northern Hama, reportedly killing two and wounding three elements of the Free Syrian Army’s Jaysh al-Izza.

Deir al-Zour:

Islamic State’s Amaq Agency stated that an element of the Syrian Democratic Forces was killed and another wounded with a rocket propelled grenade in the village of Al-Tiyana near Dhubyan in eastern Deir al-Zour.

Approximate situation around Marashida and Bahouz. Source: Suriyak

Damascus:

Left over improvised explosive device killed a civilian in the village of Mughr al-Meer in southwestern Damascus.

Afghanistan

Laghman Province:

Afghan National Security Forces killed two and wounded two elements of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) in Alishang district.

Ghazni Province:

Afghan National Security Forces killed two elements of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and destroyed a vehicle in Qarabagh district.

Paktika Province:

Afghan National Security Forces killed seven and wounded three elements of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as well as destroyed a vehicle and several weapons depots and ammunition caches in Barmal district.

Zabul Province:

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan overran an Afghan National Security Forces’ post in Surkh Sang area of Arghandab district. According to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Al-Emarah News, 15 elements of the Afghan National Security Forces were killed in the encounter.

Helmand Province:

Afghan National Security Forces killed seven and wounded four elements of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in Jerashk, Nahri Saraj, and Nad Ali districts.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ambushed and destroyed an Afghan National Army’s vehicle in Tangano Godar area of Nawa-I-Barakzayi district. Three elements of the Afghan National Army were killed and wounded in the ambush.

Approximate situation in Helmand province, HD version of this map can be found here. Source: Afganistan Bülteni

Kandahar Province:

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan assassinated the National Directorate of Security’s chief officer for Maywand district, Hamidullah Hamidi in the 4th Police District of Kandahar city.

CJTF-OIR :

CJTF-OIR announced a change in their publishing policy. Now one strike report will be published each week on Mondays.

Amaq Agency:

Other:

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