Thread by @AKMcKeever, Ok this is going to be excessive but while researching the Jebel [...]

Ok this is going to be excessive but while researching the Jebel Laylun piece I ended up geolocating a number of HRE attacks (A'zaz to Bashmara) from the last year and a half, figured I'd share in case others are interested/just to have it public.

Sijaraz, village at the western entrance of A'zaz, has been targeted with ATGMs a number of times. 30 April 2019:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B034'16.5%22N+37%C2%B000'50.0%22E/@36.5715589,37.0135999,1397m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.5712398!4d37.0138771

17 Jan and 8 Mar 2020 ATGMs fired targeting sites at the Sijaraz military base next to the A'zaz National Hospital

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B034'15.4%22N+37%C2%B001'10.2%22E/@36.5709331,37.0175847,805m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.5709459!4d37.0195123

this location north of Malkiyah is referred to by HRE as 'Villa al-Qadi.' yellow - June 2019 raid, red and blue - Jan 2020 ATGMs

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B033'05.4%22N+36%C2%B059'50.6%22E/@36.5516876,36.9958452,498m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.5515034!4d36.9973735

There's also a fortified watch tower in this same location. Targeted with sniper and ATGM fire on different occasions in Jan, May and Aug 2019

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36.551375,+36.995952/@36.5513505,36.9954828,131m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!7e2!8m2!3d36.5513749!4d36.9959518

the town of Maryamin and a fortified position east of it were targeted with ATGMs on 9 June 2019

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36.531047,+36.952737/@36.5350095,36.9608562,1945m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!7e2!8m2!3d36.5310473!4d36.9527367

Another ATGM video, from Jan 2020, shows the northern part of the town as seen from the SE.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36.536742,+36.954515/@36.5368696,36.9540365,434m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!7e2!8m2!3d36.5367422!4d36.9545153

for HRE attacks in Jalbul and Kimar, see more here https://www.popularfront.co/jalbul-laylun

The Militarisation of Jalbul Laylun - Popular Front

A close look at the guerrilla battle against the build of fortifications on the frontlines of occupied Afrin...

A number of HRE videos showing the frontline TFSA controlled town of Basselhaya/Basilê (Sept, Oct, Nov 2019, April 2020) https://twitter.com/AKMcKeever/status/1249435308174827522

https://twitter.com/AKMcKeever/status/1249435308174827522

Gubele - ATGMs 2x in Jan 2019, 1x Dec 2019, 1x Jan 2020. All were fired facing the village from the SDF territory to the south. (image four shows the locations of both one and two)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Afrin,+Syria/@36.4770637,36.9304314,1006m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x152f933e2cbdadc3:0xb62552d43f5225ee!8m2!3d36.4738982!4d36.9329961

Google's satellite imagery isn't up to date enough to show the dirt berms that have gone up on the village's eastern and southern side (visible on Planet)

the stretch of road between Barad/Beradê and Kimar has been the site of a number of ATGM attacks, some of which were documented in April 2019 and Jan 2020 videos

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B023'51.3%22N+36%C2%B053'43.5%22E/@36.3975804,36.8936796,642m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.3975769!4d36.8954103

March 2020 attack in between Barad and Kafr Nebo https://twitter.com/AKMcKeever/status/1239288448307077124

https://twitter.com/AKMcKeever/status/1239288448307077124

At least two attacks in and around Burj Haydar, both from this year (Feb and March)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36.343426,+36.907294/@36.3434492,36.9046596,849m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!7e2!8m2!3d36.3434264!4d36.9072943

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B021'04.2%22N+36%C2%B054'10.3%22E/@36.3505231,36.9026193,292m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.3511565!4d36.9028628

2 roadside IED attacks in the vicinity of Basoufan, early 2019 (Jan and Feb)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B020'47.4%22N+36%C2%B052'11.9%22E/@36.3464909,36.8684593,556m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.346488!4d36.8699572

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B020'26.5%22N+36%C2%B053'25.7%22E/@36.3403052,36.8899057,369m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.340696!4d36.8904623

Finally, for those that bothered actually scrolling through any of this, the most interesting part. Attacks on two Turkish observation bases south of Afrin. Aug 2019 and Jan 2020 ATGMs fired targeting the base in 'Anadan (sat image Oct 2018)

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36.295136,+37.016502/@36.2943792,37.0144471,565m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!7e2!8m2!3d36.2951359!4d37.0165016

And a similar attack from Aug 2019 targeting the base NE of Qabtan al-Jebel (sat image Oct 2018). 3rd image is a shot of the same tower from a Jan 2020 North Press Agency video filmed to the north in Bashmara.

Ok that's it. I'd say this 1/3 to a 1/2 of their total video output. I didn't look at ones filmed either deep within Afrin, or on the ES side of the Shahba region.

oh forgot one last one from 5 June 2019, on the frontlines between Maryaman and Jalbul https://www.google.com/maps/place/36%C2%B030'41.4%22N+36%C2%B059'02.7%22E/@36.5115023,36.9819063,810m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d36.5114979!4d36.9840945

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