The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More civilian casualties fall in the continuous air raids and ground shelling on Putin-Erdogan agreement area

Ground and aerial bombardment continues by regime’s warplanes and its Russian ally within the “de-escalation” area, in conjunction with intensive rocket shelling carried out by the Jihadi factions and groups on positions of the regime forces in the northern and northwestern countryside of Hama, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documenting the death of a woman in artillery shelling targeted places in Morek in the northern countryside of Hama, raising to 7, the number of civilians who were killed today within the “de-escalation” area, they are: 6 citizens including 2 children and a woman were killed in a massacre carried out by regime’s warplanes on Kafr Aweed town in the southern countryside of Idlib, and a woman was killed in artillery shelling by the regime forces on areas in Morek town in the northern countryside of Hama, also it rose to 24, the number of raids carried out by the Russian warplanes on the “de-escalation” area since afternoon of today, where they targeted Tal Aas, Maarrat al-Nu’man, Sahab, Tremla, al-Sahriyya, and Kafr Zita  in the northern countryside of Hama, while it rose to 100 at least, the number of raids carried out since the morning targeting Ma’aret Hurmah, Kafar Aweed, Ma’arrat al-Sin, Hzarin, Jabal al-Arba’in, Sfuhen, Kansafra, Ihsim, Deir Sunbul, al-Faqea, the surrounding of Kafr Nubl, Khan Shaykhun, Tremla, Sheikh Mustafa, Arinbeh, and Karsa’a in the southern countryside of Idlib, and Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, and al-Lataminah town in the northern countryside of Hama, also regime’s helicopter dropped 8 barrel bombs on areas in villages and towns of Rakaya Sajna, al-Hbit, and al-Sayyad in the countryside of Hama and Idlib, also areas in in the towns of al-Ankawi and Amiqah were under rocket shelling which caused fires in the agricultural crops, and it rose to 590 at least, the number of shells and missile which were launched buy the regime forces targeting the southern sector of Idlib countryside and the northern and northwestern countryside of Hama, and places in Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad, also it rose to 360, the number of shells and missiles launched by the Jihadi factions and groups on Qal’aat al-Madiq, Kafr Nabudah, al-Qassabiyyeh, Tal Hawash, Muhradah, Tal Meleh, Jbin, al-Hamamiyyat, and Joureen, which are under the control of the regime forces in the north and northwestern countryside of Hama.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1118, 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, until the 5th of June 2019, and they are: 348 civilians including 82 children and 75 citizen women, and they are 48 including 15 children and 16 women, another woman and two of her children, were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 36 including 8 women and 4 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 189 including 40 women, 48 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 54 people including 7 women and 5 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 22 citizens including 10 children and 4 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 446 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 324 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 46th day, to 1268 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 5th of June 2019, they are 398 civilians including 96 children and 83 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 26 civilian casualties including 10 children and 5 citizen women were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions on Aleppo city, al-Hadir town south of Aleppo, al-Khandeq village, and al-Suqaylabiyah town in Hama countryside, 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 461 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 390 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; the date of the meeting of “Rouhani – Erdogan – Putin” until the 5th of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 1647 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 636 civilians including 166 children under the age of eighteen and 139 women 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 50 people including 16 children under the age of eighteen and 10 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 532 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 338 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 479 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 1876 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 716 civilians including 196 children and 151 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 52 people including 16 children and 8 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 599 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 357 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 561 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.