The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Booby trapped bombing hits the middle of Idlib city in a continuation of the security chaos in Idlib and its surroundings and injures several people

Idlib Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: a violent explosion was heard in Idlib city, it is believed to be caused by the explosion of a booby-trapped motorcycle in al-Sa’aa Square in the middle of the city, which caused serious injuries and preliminary information about the death of a person, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 23rd of February 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a new incident of the continued security chaos within the controlled areas of the factions in Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, where unidentified gunmen assassinated a member of the faction “Jaysh Al-Ahrar” by shooting him in the southern sector of Idlib countryside today, Saturday the 23rd of February 2019, raising to 488, the number of people who were killed in the countryside of Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama, since the 26th of April 2018, the date of starting the security chaos to be escalated in the province, they are 2 persons whose identity is unknown where they were killed in a bombing in Idlib city, and the wife of an Uzbek commander and his son, in addition to 138 civilians including 19 children and 12 women, of who were assassinated through bomb explosions, IED detonations, shooting, abduction, murder and then throwing the bodies in remote areas, and 297 fighters of Syrian nationality belong to Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, al-Sham Corps, the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Izza, and other factions operating in Idlib, and 49 fighters of Somali, Uzbek, Asian, Gulf, Jordanian, Turkish and Caucasian nationalities have been assassinated in the same ways, also the assassination attempts have injured tens of people with varying severity.

And the Syrian Observatory published on the 18th of February 2019, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has been continuing to monitor the consequences and developments of the explosions that pounded Idlib city center in the north of Syria today, Monday the 18th of February 2019, where the death toll of fighters who were killed in these explosion has increased to 6 fighters including a Tunisian commander, it turned out that 3 women out of 16 citizens were also killed in the same explosions, while the total civilian death toll included 4 children who were also killed in the 2 explosions which pounded Idlib at noon of today, Monday, while there are 2 bodies whose identity is not known so far, and the death toll of the explosions which took place today and which resulted in the death of 24 persons, rose the total death toll of the security chaos since the 26th of April 2018.

And the Syrian Observatory published on Sunday, that it monitored the explosion of Sarmin town east of Idlib, in a local commander of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham while dismantling it, which caused his immediate death, And the Syrian Observatory published on the 15th of February 2019, that a violent explosion was heard in Kafr Oruq village in the northern countryside of Idlib, it was caused by an IED explosion in car of a commander in Ansar al-Islam faction on the outskirts of the village, which caused serious injuries to the leader and confirmed information about his death, this comes in a continuation of the security chaos in areas controlled by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, the factions, and the “jihadis” in Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 12th of February 2019 that he Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a woman working as a teacher and a child in city Jisr al-Shughur in the western sector of Idlib countryside, where their dead bodies were found in one of the city’s abandoned houses,  after losing contact with them since Monday, in an expansion for the security chaos within Idlib province and the countryside connected with it from the other provinces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published of the 11th of 2019 that the Syrian Observatory monitored a violent explosion in Ariha city, located within the southern countryside of Idlib, it was caused by the detonation of an IED in a car in the city, which  caused material damage but no information about casualties, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored an assassination of a member of in an Islamic legion close to Turkey, which killed him immediately after the shooting which targeted him on  the road between Darat Azza and Turmanin in the western sector of Aleppo countryside, while the Syrian Observatory monitored about 24 hours ago an IED explosion near a checkpoint of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham on the road of Jisr al-Shughur – Mahmbel in the western sector of Idlib countryside.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 9th of February 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored more assassinations produced by the ongoing security chaos in Idlib countryside, where the SOHR monitored the assassination of a local commander in Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham after being targeted by unidentified gunmen in front of his house in Bara village in Jabal Al-Zawiya in the southern sector of Idlib countryside.

And the Syrian Observatory published 48 hours before that, that the body of a fighter from Jaysh al-Nusra of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham was found dead by unknown people, he was thrown on the road between al-Mastouma town and Ariha city but no information about the circumstances of his death, also a body of a boy under the age of 18 was found killed near Kaftin Jabal al-Summaq village in the northwestern countryside of Idlib, after being kidnapped about 10 days ago from his home in the village, also a violent explosion was heard yesterday night in Harim area in the northern countryside of Idlib, it turned out to be caused by an IED explosion in a car on the road linking cities of Salqin and Harim in the countryside itself, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 5th of February 2019 that security chaos continues within Idlib Province and its surroundings, producing more bombings, kidnappings, and assassinations which each time cause human casualties, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a heavy explosion in Ma’arrat Mesrin area in the northeastern sector of Idlib countryside, caused by the detonating 2 IEDs planted by unidentified gunmen on the road of Ma’arrat Mesrin – Batbu, which caused material damage but no information about casualties.