The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Helicopters bombing Idlib countryside and 60 airstrikes target the “de-escalation” area

The “de-escalation” area continues to be under air and ground strikes from regime’s warplanes and helicopters, and in this context, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire agreement in Idlib with Russia starting from the 12th of January 2019, also the Russian Defense Ministry had earlier declared a ceasefire in Idlib.
In the same context, regime’s helicopters dropped barrel bombs on the vicinity of Maarrat al-Nu’man city, Bzabor village, and Kafruma in Idlib countryside, raising the number of dropped barrel bombs since morning on places in Maarrat al-Nu’man city, Babila, Hantutin, Binin, Marshourin, al-Jaradah, and Ma’saran to 39, also the number of airstrikes carried out by warplanes of the regime increased to about 21, targeting Maarrat al-Nu’man area, Khan al-Sobol, Kafruma, Damascus-Aleppo International Highway, southern outskirts of Saraqib, and Marshourin.
Jihadist factions have also targeted positions of the regime forces in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, in addition to the frontline areas in the eastern and southeastern countryside of Idlib and Aleppo countryside, amid information abbot dead and wounded.