The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Within the 5th day of the most violent escalation, the Russian and regime’s warplanes target “Putin – Erdogan” demilitarized area with 75 airstrikes since this morning

Russian Air Force warplanes and helicopters, in addition to regime’s regime warplanes and helicopters continue their most violent escalation in the “de-escalation” area on the 5th consecutive day of escalation, where it rose to 33, the number of Russian raids that targeted Aleppo, Idlib, and Hama since this morning, and they are: 6 raids at least targeted places on the outskirts and around Saraqib town east of Idlib, at Aleppo-Latakia international highway, 6 raids on the outskirts of Hass town, 3 raids on al-Amiqah in Sahl al-Ghab, and 2 raids targeted each of al-Janudiyyeh and Tal al-Nar south of Kafrsajna, outskirts of Kansafra, Tal al-Nabi Ayoub area, Karsaa, Hersh Kafrnebbul, outskirts of Hazarin, Khan al-Asal, and Kafrnaha in the western countryside of Aleppo.

While since this morning, the helicopters dropped more than 32 barrel bombs on areas in Idlib and Hama countryside, and they are: 7 on the outskirts of Ihsim, 6 on the Deir Senbol, 4 on Abdita, 3 on each of Sfohen, Bsames, Karsaa, outskirts of Kafr Owaid, and Om al-Sir, where a woman was killed in the fall of barrel bombs dropped by helicopter on Sfuhen, while regime’s warplanes carried out at least 7 raids on Kafr Nabudah town north of Hama, and 3 raids on al-Hbit town south of Idlib, where the Syrian Observatory documented the death of a woman and the injury of others in shelling by the regime forces using rocket shells and missiles targeting places in Toba village in the countryside of Hama.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 67, the number of people who were killed since the 30th of April 2019, the date of start of the most violent escalation in terms of aerial and ground bombardment, shelling, and targeting since Putin-Erdogan agreement, and they are: 39 civilians including 2 children and 10 citizen women, where 10 of them including 3 women, another woman and two of her children, were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 15 including 5 women and a child girl were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 4 woman were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 10 people including a woman were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, while at least 13 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 12 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

And with the fall of more casualties, the death toll rises in the heaviest continuous escalation on its 13th day, to 221 persons in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 3rd of May 2019, they are 88 civilians including 15 children and 22 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 4 civilians casualty was killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions on Aleppo city, and 19 people were killed in the explosion of a truck loaded with high-explosive materials owned by the jihadi groups in Jisr al-Shughur city west of Idlib, and 33 of the jihadi groups were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 3 of the factions were killed during clashes against the regime force, and 78 of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them were killed in attacks by the jihadi groups on several areas of the demilitarized area.

And during the period between the 15th of February 2019 and the 2nd of May 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 596 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 325 civilians including 86 children under the age of eighteen and 80 woman over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the Russian aerial bombardment and the rocket shelling by the regime forces and the factions, and among the death toll of civilians there are 28 people including 6 children under the age of eighteen and 5 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 104 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 67 fighters of the “jihadis” and 167 of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.

While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented since the start of the Russian – Turkish truce the death of 826 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 406 civilians including 118 children and 92 women, were killed in shelling by the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, targeting, and bombardment by warplanes, and among them there are 31 people including 6 children and 5 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 171 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 81 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 249 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.