The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Artillery and missile shelling targets 12 towns and villages in the countryside of Idlib, Hama, and Sahl al-Ghab area in a renewed breach of the Russian – Turkish truce and both presidents’ agreement

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored shelling by the regime forces targeted areas in the villages and towns of al-Tamanah, Zarzour, Om al-Khalakhil, al-Khwyn, and Sukayk in the southern and southeastern sectors of Idlib countryside, which caused material damage, also the regime forces targeted places in the villages of al-Sharia, al-Hwaiz, and Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern sector of Hama countryside, the regime forces also shelled areas in the villages and towns of al-Lataminah, Kafr Zita, al-Sayyad, and M’aarkbeh in the northern countryside of Hama, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory monitored shelling targeted places in Tal Sukayk area in the southern countryside of Idlib, while the regime forces targeted areas in Kafr Zeta, al-Sakhr, and other places in the villages of Atshan and M’aarkbeh in the northern sector of Hama countryside, while the Syrian Observatory monitored targeting by factions operating on the western outskirts of Aleppo, for positions of the regime forces on the outskirts of al-Rashedin area, which damaged a machine gun of the regime forces but no information about casualties yet, and other than that; the cautious calm returned to prevail areas of the Turkish –Russian truce area and the Putin – Erdogan buffer zone, hours after the violent shelling targeted the countryside of Hama and Idlib, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored rocket shelling by the regime forces within the demilitarized area, in the context of the increased violations on its third day within the Russian – Turkish truce areas, where they targeted by more than 21 shells places in al-Lataminah town in the northern sector of Hama countryside, and at least 20 other shells targeted Khan Shaykhun city in the southern countryside of Idlib, and the Syrian Observatory published last night that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored more shelling on the 4 provinces where the Russian – Turkish truce and the agreement between Putin and Erdogan are valid, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored rocket shelling by the regime forces on areas in the villages and towns of Al-Tah, Khan Shaykhun, Sukayk and Al-Taman’aa in both eastern and south-eastern countryside of Idlib, the regime forces also targeted areas in the villages of Hawash, Al-Huwayz, Al-Hawijah and Jesr Bayt al-Ras in Sahl Al-Ghab in the north-western countryside of Hama, and the number of shells in the past 24 hours of the second day of escalation, exceeded 140 ones, raising to about 360, the number of shells in the past 36 hours since Tuesday’s afternoon, the 12th of February 2019, and the shelling targeted the towns and villages of Tell Mannas, Maar Shamarin, Maar Shamshah, Deir Al-Sahrqi, Jarjnaz, and Kafr Nubl in Maarrat Al-Nu’man countryside, Khan Shaykhun, Al-Taman’aa, Tremla Tar’a, Sukayk and Um Nir in the southern countryside of Idlib, Masada, Ras al-Ayn, Barissa, Ba’rabu, Al-Ferja, Al-Khwaiyn, Zarzur, Tawil al-Haleeb, Al-Raffah, Al-Tah, the Abandoned Battalion area and Tell Khaznah in both eastern and south-eastern countryside of Idlib, Qalaat al-Madiq on the administrative border between Idlib and Hama, Khirbat al-Naqus, Hawash, Al-Huwayz, Al-Hawijah Twinah, Al-Huriyah, Sharia, Al-Jammasah and Jesr Bayt al-Ras in the north-western countryside of Hama, the towns and villages of Lahaya, M’aarkaba, Al-Buwaydah, Al-Latamianh, Hasraya, Tal Hawash, Lafr Nabudah, Kafr Zita, Al-Hardana and al-Jabriya in the northern countryside of Hama, and the villages of Sehaab and Shulin in Jabal Shashabo, and other areas in Jabal Al-Akrad in the north-eastern countryside of Latakia, as well as Al-Rashideen and the area of the scientific research center in the western suburbs of Aleppo city and Jazraya village in the southern countryside of Aleppo, also a shell fell on an area in Al-Shahba’ neighborhood which injured a person.

The heavy and unprecedented shelling in months, on the areas where the Russian – Turkish truce is valid, and which is concentrated on both Idlib and Hama countryside, resulted in the death of 5 citizens including 3 children in Khan Shaykhun, Twinah and Kafr Nubl, and the injury of more than 27 others with varying severity, and with the fall of more casualties, it rose to 229, the number of people who were killed since Erdogan – Putin agreement, 80 civilians including 31 children and 12 women, were killed in shelling by the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, among them 3 were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 67 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 14 of the “Jihadi” fighters and 23 fighters of Jaysh al-Izza, who were killed in ambushes and clashes including a commander at least, they were killed in ambushes and attack by the regime forces in the northern countryside of Hama, and 82 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them.