The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

45 members of regime forces, opposition factions and jihadists killed in today’s battles east of Idlib

Violent clashes continue between regime forces and loyalists on one hand, and factions and jihadist groups on the other, as part of the counter-attack carried out by regime forces on factions and jihadists positions they captured earlier on Wednesday in the eastern rural Idlib.

The Syrian Observatory learned that regime forces were able to recapture the three villages where factions and jihadist groups advanced to, amid intensive bombardments as the number of rocket-propelled grenades launched by both sides since the morning increased to more than 625 rockets and artillery shells.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented more casualties due to shelling and clashes since this morning, death toll of regime forces and loyalists has risen to 27, while the death toll of opposition fighters risen to 18, including 14 jihadist.

The number of people killed since the last “Putin-Erdogan” agreement on August 31 to date, raised to 1438, 343 civilians, including 93 children and 67 women killed by regime and Russian “guarantor” aircrafts, in addition to ground bombardments and targets.

141 persons, including 43 children and 24 women were killed in Russian air strikes on Idlib and Hama countryside, 21 persons, including three women and seven children were killed in barrel bombs by helicopters, 76, including ten children and 15 women were killed in the targeting of regime warplanes.

91 people, including 23 women and 28 children were killed in ground shelling by the regime, 14 civilians, including five children and two women were killed by opposition factions shelling on regime-held areas In Aleppo city and its countryside and Hama countryside, in the same period, at least 519 fighters were killed by regime and Russians aerial and ground strikes and in clashes , including 375 jihadists, in addition to 576 members of regime forces and loyalists were killed in targeting, bombing, explosions and clashes with jihadist groups and factions.

The death toll since the start of the most violent escalation in the “de-escalation” zone on April 30 to date, raised to 5539 persons, including 1388 civilians, and 353 children and 253 women were killed by regime and Russian “guarantor” warplanes, in addition to bombardment and ground targets.

367 persons, including 87 children, 67 women, nine civil defense and six of the emergency service by Russian air strikes in both Idlib and Hama countryside, 109, including 22 women and 22 children were killed in barrel bombs by helicopters, 614 persons including 165 children, 105 women and five members of the rescue teams were killed also in targeting by regime warplanes.

A further 205 people, including 43 women and 48 children were killed in ground bombardments carried out by regime forces, 94 civilians, including 31 children and 16 women were killed by opposition factions shelling on Saqalbya, Qamhanah, Al-Rasif, Aziziya, Karnaz, Jurin, Al-Nairb camp and other neighborhoods in Aleppo city and its southern countryside, In the same period, at least 2184 fighters were killed by regime and Russian air and ground strikes and clashes, including 1462 of jihadists, in addition to 1967 of regime forces and loyalists killed in targets, bombings, explosions and clashes with jihadist groups and opposition factions.

During the period between the 15th of February 2019, the date of “Ruhani – Erdogan – Putin” metting until today, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 6065 people in the Russian –Turkish truce areas, 1671 civilians, including 434 children and 317 women were killed by Russian air strikes and rocket fire by regime forces and opposition factions.

Among the death toll of civilians there is 120 people including 34 children and 20 women were killed in shell launched by opposition factions on regime-held areas, and 2270 fighters were killed in different circumstances within the demilitarized zone since recent Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1494 fighters of “Jihadist” and 2124 of regime forces and loyalists.

SOHR also reported since the start of Russian – Turkish truce, the death of 6299 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, 1754 civilians including 463 children and 331 women were killed in shelling, targeting and bombardment by regime warplanes and loyalists, among causalities there were 121 people, including 34 children and 21 women who killed in shelling launched by opposition factions.

2337 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized zone since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1598 of “Jihadist”, 2208 members of regime forces and loyalists.