The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More than 60 barrel bombs target al-Hbit and mountains of the coast, and violent continuous clashes between the regime forces and the Jihadi groups in Jabal Shashabo

It rose to 61 at least, the number of barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on places within the “de-escalation” area today Monday, they are: 39 on Kabana area in Jabal al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, 18 on al-Hbit in the southern countryside of Idlib, and 4 barrel bombs on Karsa’a, in conjunction with carrying out 2 raids by warplanes on the outskirts of Karsa’a, while the regime forces shelled this afternoon places in Marj al-Zohour, Bidama, al-Mentar, and Ferkiyyeh in the western countryside of Idlib, amid continued intensive rocket shelling on Kabana area in Jabal al-Akrad and al-Hbit town in southern countryside of Idlib, also the factions continued their intense and violent shelling on Tal Hawash of which the regime forces restored control of it few hours ago, also the clashes continue at a violent pace in Hersh al-Karakat area in Jabal Shashabo, between the factions and Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, in a continuous attack by the latter in the area accompanied by ground shelling and exchange of targeting, where Tahrir al-Sham damaged at least one vehicle of the regime forces in this area, amid casualties and injuries in the ranks of both parties.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 351, 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: 119 civilians including 22 children and 30 citizen women, and they are 33 including 7 female children and 9 women, another woman and two of her children, were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 22 including 7 women and a child girl were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 33 including 7 women, 5 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 23 people including 5 women and a child were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 8 citizens including 5 children and a woman were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 126 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 106 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 24th day, to 504 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 13th of May 2019, they are 169 civilians including 35 children and 40 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 12 civilians casualties including 6 children and a citizen woman were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions on Aleppo city, al-Hadir town south of Aleppo, al-Khandeq village, and al-Suqaylabiyah town in Hama countryside, 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 144 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 172 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 13th of May 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 880 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 407 civilians including 105 children under the age of eighteen and 98 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 36 people including 12 children under the age of eighteen and 6 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 212 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 143 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 261 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 1110 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 488 civilians including 137 children and 110 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 38 people including 12 children and 6 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 279 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 158 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 343 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.