The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Russian warplanes commit a massacre in Idlib city, and more than 175 airstrikes target the “de-escalation” area and the regime controls large parts of “Saraqib”

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented today the death of one civilian and the injury of two others, in shelling by the regime forces targeted using heavy artillery shells the area around Shoaib Mosque in the middle of Idlib city.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored raids this evening carried out by the Russian warplanes targeting the residential neighborhoods of Idlib city, which killed seven citizens including a child.

The Syrian Observatory monitored the regime forces entering neighborhoods of “Saraqib” city controlling over large parts of it. At the same time the clashes continue around Saraqib near the administrative border with Aleppo province, but without any change in the control map before the counterattack on regime’s positions in Neirab and Dadikh in Idlib countryside.

The Syrian Observatory monitored “Anadan” health center in the northern countryside of Aleppo getting out of service, after it was under artillery shelling by the regime forces.

In the same context, the Russian warplanes and regime’s warplanes continue to bomb areas in Idlib countryside and Aleppo, where the number of raids of the Russian warplanes increased to 86, targeting Qminas, Neirab, Sarmin, Msibin, Taftanaz, around Saraqib, the textile factory in the vicinity of Idlib, and al-Zerba, Zetyan, Khalsa and the M5 road in Aleppo countryside.

The number of airstrikes of regime’s warplanes rose to 62, targeted Sarmin, the M4 road, and around Ariha in Idlib countryside, and Sheikh Ahmad, Huraytan, Kafr Hamra, Ma’arrat al-Artiq and Khan al-Asal in Aleppo countryside.

The number barrel bombs dropped by helicopters also increased to 28 barrel bombs, targeted the vicinity of Idlib, the textile factory, Sarmin, and Msibin in Idlib countryside, and Khan al-Asal area and the vicinity of Aleppo countryside.

The Syrian Observatory documented the rise in number of civilian casualties to 14 today, they are 4 women including a woman were killed in ground shelling by the regime forces on Orem al-Kubra town west of Aleppo, a woman was killed in Russian airstrikes on Hayyan north of Aleppo, a child was killed in airstrikes by warplanes of the regime on Taftanaz east of Idlib, a citizen was killed in artillery bombardment by the regime forces on Idlib city, and seven citizens including at least one child were killed in bombing by the Russian warplanes on Idlib city.