The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

New missile targets Latakia city, and casualties and injuries in the continuous shelling by the regime forces on the Russian – Turkish truce areas

A new explosion was heard in Latakia city on the Syrian coast, it turned out to be caused by the fall of a missile on al-Raml al-Janoubi area in the city, which caused material damage but no information about casualties yet, ands this comes after a similar attack took place yesterday, Wednesday, where the Syrian Observatory published that an explosion was heard in Latakia city afternoon of Wednesday, the 24th of April 2019, it turned out to be caused by the fall of a rocket shell on a farmland area around the city, and no information about casualties, it worth mentioning that explosions shook Latakia city on 13th of March 2019, they were caused by the fall of 2 missiles on Ali Jamal neighborhood in Latakia city, which injured a person and caused material damage in the property of citizens.

In the same context, the regime continues forces continue their escalation and targeting of the Russian – Turkish truce areas and the demilitarized areas of Putin – Erdogan, where the regime forces targeted by missile launcher areas in the villages of Hawijah, Jub Suleiman, Qastun, al-Zaqqum, al-Deqmaq, and Qlidin in the northern countryside of Hama, which injured a woman in Jub Suleiman village, also areas in Hayyan town, al-Mallah, and Tal Msibin in the northern countryside of Aleppo and other areas in Talateh village in the outskirts of Ariha city, and the towns of Neirab and Saraqib in Idlib countryside, and the villages of Mshirfah and Om Jalal in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, were shelled by the regime forces, which caused material damage, the regime forces also shelled areas in Bekserya town in the western countryside of Jisr al-Shughur, which killed a man and a child and injured others, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, and in the same context, the factions operating in the northern countryside of Hama targeted by rocket shells places in the vicinity of Joureen town in the western countryside of Hama countryside, which is controlled by the regime forces, and with the fall of more casualties, it rose to 679, the number of people who were killed since Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 338 civilians including 110 children and 75 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 27 people including 6 children and 5 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 138 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 51 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 203 members of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the regime forces increased their shelling within the Russian – Turkish truce areas on Thursday morning, where they launched about 40 rocket shells targeting areas in Khan Shaykhun city in southern countryside of Idlib, which injured several people, also shells fell on other areas in the vicinity of Morek town in the northern countryside of Hama within the demilitarized area, and other areas in the towns of Kafrnaha and Khan al-Asal in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo, and other areas in the towns of Ma’ardebsah and Khan al-Sobol north of Maarrat al-Nu’man, and Om Jalal village in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, and no information about casualties, while the Syrian Observatory documented the death of a man affected by injuries he had in the fall of a rocket shell launched yesterday by the factions on Halab al-Jadidah neighborhood in the western part of Aleppo city, which is under the control of the regime forces.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published this morning that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored more breaches in the truce areas after midnight of yesterday, where the regime forces targeted by artillery shells areas in al-Lataminah town and the vicinity of the villages of Janabera and Tal Osman in the northern countryside of Hama, and Qal’aat al-Madiq town, the villages of al-Hwaiz, Karkat, and al-Mestriha in the northwestern countryside of Hama, also the regime forces renewed the shelling after midnight of yesterday targeting areas in al-Khwyn town and al-Zarzour village in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 24th of April 2019, that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored ongoing violations on the areas of the Russian – Turkish truce today evening, Wednesday, where the regime forces shelled places in Qalaat al-Madiq, Sharia, Al-Ankawi and Al-Hawash in Sahl Al-Ghab and Sharnaz in Jabal Shashabo, and Al-Lataminah town north of Hama, as well as other places in Kafr Batikh in the eastern countryside of Idlib, and Zarzur and Umm Al-Khalakhil south-east of Idlib, which resulted in the death of a child and the injury of others in Kafr Batikh, raising to at least 5, the number of people killed today in the areas of the rickety truce they are: a woman who was killed in Janudiyyeh west of Idlib, a child girl in Al-Manarah village in Sahl Al-Ghab, a man in Qalaat al-Madiq, a child in the shelling on Saraqeb, and another child in the shelling which targeted Kafr Batikh.