The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The regime forces continue the rocket shelling escalation in Hama countryside after the last threats of Jaysh al-Izza commander for the Russian Forces

Areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces are witnessing the continuation of violations in various areas, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored rocket shelling operations carried out by the regime forces targeting places in al-Lataminah, Morek, al-Bwayda, Lahaya, and M’aarkbeh in the northern countryside of Hama, also they shelled after midnight of yesterday areas in al-Hwaiz and Qal’aat al-Madiq in the northwestern countryside of Hama, and other areas in al-Lataminah town at the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, and Zammar town in the southern countryside of Aleppo, while areas in al-Khwyn town and the villages of al-Zarzour and Om al-Khalakhil in the southeastern countryside of Idlib were under rocket shelling by the regime forces, but no information about casualties, while these heavy escalations come of ground shelling since yesterday evening and the aerial bombardment in the midnight of yesterday; come after a statement by Jaysh al-Izza commander in the area, where he said: “we are lions in war we fear nothing, for the sake of ALLAH we live and die, every Russian member enters the liberated -area- is our target, and everyone who cooperates with them will meet the same fate”, and after the announcement; the headquarters of the faction in al-Sayyad village north of Hama was targeted, in addition to the ground shelling on villages of Hama countryside in general after this declaration.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 8th of April 2019 that the shelling continues within the supposed demilitarized and truce areas between Turkey and Russia in the 4 sectors, where the Syrian Observatory monitored this evening rocket shelling carried out by the regime forces targeted positions in al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita in the northern countryside of Hama, Al-Ankawi, al-Sharia, al-Hwaiz, Qal’aat al-Madiq, al-Hawijah, Bab al-Taqa, and Sahl al-Ghab at the northwestern countryside of Hama, and other places in Talmanas, Jarjanaz, and the outskirts of Marshourin within the southern and southeastern sectors of the Idlib countryside, while the Syrian Observatory published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored artillery shelling by the regime forces targeted places in Morek town at the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, in addition to al-Sharia, al-Muhajreen, and al-Hwaiz in the northwestern countryside of Hama, and other areas in al-Khwyn town and villages of Om al-Khalakhil, Sahal, and al-Burj in the southeastern sector of Idlib, while Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham targeted sites of the regime forces in Tal Bzam in the northern countryside of Hama, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the calm barely prevailed the Russian – Turkish truce areas and the demilitarized area agreement of both Turkish and Russian Presidents, until the violations returned to break it, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the fall of 2 ballistic missiles launched by Russian battleships in the Mediterranean targeting areas in Jisr al-Shughur city in the western countryside of Idlib, and the ambulances headed to the area, where at least 12 citizens were injured including a woman and 9 children, and some of them are in serious situations, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the cautious calm prevails areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 4 provinces and the demilitarized area of Putin – Erdogan, interrupted by artillery shelling by the regime forces targeted areas in the northern countryside of al-Lataminah in Hama this morning, amid intense overflights of reconnaissance drones over Idlib and Hama, after a night bombardment by warplanes, which killed a person, and also after shelling by the regime forces since midnight of yesterday until this morning, while the Syrian Observatory documented the death of a woman in Saraqib town in the eastern countryside of Idlib, affected by injuries she had in shelling by the regime forces yesterday on areas in the town, which targeted the local council building, raising to 5, the number of people who were killed in this shelling, and with the fall of more casualties it rose to 561, the number of people who were killed since Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 288 civilians including 97 children and 59 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 19 people including 4 children were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 120 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 37 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 152 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them.