Ground strikes target Saraqib in which the Turkish column roamed and target other areas in the countryside of Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib and raises the death toll to 403

Areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces and the demilitarized areas of Putin – Erdogan continue to witness successive violations, despite the Turkish patrols which roamed yesterday in the east Idlib as a new step in the agreement between the Turkish and Russian presidents, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored rocket shelling by the regime forces targeted areas on the outskirts of Saraqib town in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and the vicinity of Bidama and al-Najeya in the western countryside of Idlib, and other areas in Talmanas in the eastern countryside of Maarrat al-Nu’man in the southeastern sector of Idlib, and Zitan town in the southern countryside of Aleppo, which injured 3 people in Talmanas town and injured a person in Zitan town, in addition to the death of a person and the injury of other in Saraqib, in conjunction with the overflight of reconnaissance drones in the eastern countryside of Idlib, while places in the areas of Kabani and Tardin in the northeastern countryside of Latakia, and the vicinity of Kafr Zita town in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, were shelled by the regime forces, and with the fall of more human casualties it rose to 403 the number of people who were killed since Erdogan – Putin agreement, 162 civilians including 60 children and 31 women, were killed in shelling by the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them, among them 7 citizens including 2 children, who were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 102 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 26 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 139 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented casualties during the past hours in attacks and targeting between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against fighters of the factions and “jihadi” organizations within the demilitarized area of Erdogan – Putin, where at least 22 of both parties were killed, and in the details monitored by the Syrian Observatory: one of the factions operating in the countryside of Hama started an attack on the 9th of March 2019 against a checkpoint of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the northwestern countryside of Hama, which  killed 8 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them including at least one officer, while 3 of the attacking fighters -including the leader of the attacking group- were killed, also in Hama, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented on Friday evening the killing of 6 members of the gunmen loyal to the regime forces, in a mine explosion and clashes against jihadi factions in the Sahl al-Ghab area northwest of Hama, and in the same context, the Syrian Observatory documented the killing of 5 jihadi fighters, after targeting by the regime forces for their positions in the triangle of Latakia Mountains – Hama – Idlib.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the regime forces continue their escalation within the Russian – Turkish truce areas in Aleppo, Hama, Idlib, and Latakia, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the regime forces targeting by more than 100 shells and missiles on Saturday morning places in Khan Shaykhun in the southern sector of Idlib countryside, and Morek, al-Lataminah, Kafr Zita, and al-Bwayda in the northern sector of Hama countryside, also they continued to intensively target after midnight several areas in Sahl al-Ghab and south of Idlib, raising to more than 380, the number of shells and missiles that the regime forces launched on places in the demilitarized area during the past 12 hours, and the areas are Khan Shaykhun, Talmanas, Marshmarin, Deir Sharqi, Khwyn, Sukayk, and Ma’aret Hurmah in Idlib, and Morek, al-Lataminah, Kafr Zita, al-Bwayda, al-Sakhr, Jesr Beit al-Ras, al-Hwaiz and others in Hama, in addition to Jabal al-Akrad and Jabal al-Turkman in Latakia sector, and this escalation by the regime forces comes after the Turkish patrols that roamed yesterday in the area, and the Syrian Observatory published during the past hours that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the return of escalation of shelling and targeting within areas of the Russian – Turkish truce and the demilitarized area of “Putin – Erdogan”, where the regime forces targeted on the evening of Friday, the 8th of March 2019, with more than 220 rocket shells targeting sectors of Hama, Idlib, and Latakia, where they targeted by more than 100 shells the villages of al-Hwaiz in Sahl al-Ghab, and at least 40 shells targeting places in Khan Shaykhun south of Idlib, and more than 80 other shells targeted Talmanas, Marshmarin and Deir Sharqi in the countryside of Maarrat al-Nu’man city, and al-Khwyn and Sukayk, and other places in KafrZitta and al-Sakhr in the northern sector of Hama countryside, and Jisr Beit al-Ras in Sahl al-Ghab in the northwestern countryside of Hama, in addition to areas in Jabal al-Akrad and Jabal al-Turkman in the northern countryside of Latakia, and no information about casualties until the moment.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the return of clashes, shelling, and violations to areas of Putin – Erdogan agreement and areas of the Russian – Turkish truce, despite the fact that Turkish forces are running patrols within the eastern countryside of Idlib and prepare to run them in other areas, where the Syrian Observatory monitored exchange of targeting by machine guns between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against the rebel, Islamic, and “jihadi” factions, in areas of Sirmaniyah and Kabani in the triangle of Latakia – Sahl al-Ghab – West of Jisr al-Shughur, while the clashes by heavy and medium machineguns between both parties were accompanied by shelling by the regime forces, targeted places in Samadaniyah area and other places in Bidama area in the western countryside of Jisr al-Shughur city, but no information about casualties, and these violations come after the calm that prevailed the area, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights recorded a video showing the Turkish Forces accompanied by groups of fighters and commanders of al-Sham Corps, in the truce areas and areas of presence of the faction which is close to the Turkish authorities, where the Syrian Observatory monitored a convoy of Turkish Forces in Saraqib area and Tal al-Tokan area, and it spread in areas in the vicinity of the observation posts, in proceedings for the first day after the big escalation which aim to get the international highway of Aleppo – Damascus back to business, following a Russian – Turkish consensus to activate the working on the road under Turkish supervision, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that calm prevails areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces and the demilitarized areas of Putin–Erdogan, with the exception of targeting by the regime forces for sites in Shaylout and Muhradah in the western and northwest countryside, and this cautious calm comes in conjunction with the flight of 3 Russian warplanes over the area, with anticipation for running patrols by the Turkish forces operating within the demilitarized areas after the escalation that took place in the past days, and the Syrian Observatory for Human rights published hours ago that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the continuation of Turkish preparations in the countryside of Idlib and its surroundings, within areas of Putin – Erdogan agreement, which is extending from the northeastern mountains of Latakia through Hama and Idlib to the northwestern suburbs of Aleppo city, and intersected sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that a Turkish – Russian agreement was reached to start Turkish movements to reopen the international highway of Aleppo – Damascus, and work on it under a Turkish supervision within the areas in which the Turkish forces can deploy, and the Russian – Turkish consensus took place after the tripartite meeting on the 14th of February 2019, between the Presidents of Turkey, Russia, and Iran, and the Syrian Observatory published this morning that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from several reliable sources that the Turkish forces stationed on Syrian territory within their observation posts deployed in Aleppo, Hama, Idlib and the foothills of Latakia Mountains; are preparing to conduct patrols within areas of Putin – Erdogan agreement, which witnessed dramatic increased in violations since the 15th of February 2019, after the tripartite meeting between the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the Russian President Vladimir Putin, and reliable sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that vehicles of the Turkish forces have been deployed as a test in points near Jarjanaz and in the southern countryside of Aleppo near the international highway, while it is expected for the patrols to start in the coming hours officially by the Turkish forces, who are located in observation posts in the area.