The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

720 airstrikes and hundreds of strikes killed about 65 civilians and military personnel in the 4 days of the heaviest escalation within “de-escalation” area, and the Russian warplanes begin the 5th day with intense strikes on the vicinity of the International Highway

The most violent escalation ever since the start of Putin – Erdogan agreement has entered its 5th consecutive day with aerial and ground bombardment, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the intense flight of Russian warplanes and regime’s warplanes in conjunction with raids on serval places in the countryside of Hama, Idlib and Aleppo, where the Russian warplanes carried out this morning at least 6 raids targeting places on the outskirts and the vicinity of Saraqib town east of Idlib, at Aleppo-Latakia international highway, 3 raids on the outskirts of Hass town, and two raids on each of Tal al-Nar south of Kafrsajna, the outskirts of KafrSajneh, Tal al-Nabi Ayoub area, and Karsaa, as well as Khan al-Asal and Kafrnaha in the western countryside of Aleppo, while regime’s warplanes carried out 3 raids this morning on places in Kafr Nabudah in the northern countryside of Aleppo, and in the same context, the regime forces launched more than 50 shells and missiles targeting places in al-Hbit town in the southern countryside of Idlib since after midnight yesterday, which killed a woman and a man in addition to injuring others, also rocket shells fell after midnight of yesterday on places in Halab al-Jadidah neighborhood in the western section of Aleppo city which is controlled by the regime Forces.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 65, the number of people who were killed since the 30th of April 2019, the date of start of the most violent escalation in terms of aerial and ground bombardment, shelling, and targeting since Putin-Erdogan agreement, and they are: 37 civilians including 2 children and 10 citizen women, where 10 of them including 3 women, another woman and two of her children, were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 14 including 4 women and a child girl were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 4 woman were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 9 people including a woman were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, while at least 13 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 12 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

And with the fall of more casualties, the death toll rises in the heaviest continuous escalation on its 13th day, to 219 persons in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 3rd of May 2019, they are 86 civilians including 15 children and 21 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 4 civilians casualty was killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions on Aleppo city, and 19 people were killed in the explosion of a truck loaded with high-explosive materials owned by the jihadi groups in Jisr al-Shughur city west of Idlib, and 33 of the jihadi groups were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 3 of the factions were killed during clashes against the regime force, and 78 of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them were killed in attacks by the jihadi groups on several areas of the demilitarized area.

And during the period between the 15th of February 2019 and the 2nd of May 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 594 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 323 civilians including 86 children under the age of eighteen and 78 woman over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the Russian aerial bombardment and the rocket shelling by the regime forces and the factions, and among the death toll of civilians there are 28 people including 6 children under the age of eighteen and 5 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 104 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 54 fighters of the “jihadis” and 167 of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.

While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented since the start of the Russian – Turkish truce the death of 824 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 402 civilians including 118 children and 90 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 31 people including 6 children and 5 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 171 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 81 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 249 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.