The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

About 400 persons were killed in 15 days of the most violent escalation ever within the “de-escalation” area and more barrels shower areas in both Hama and Idlib countryside

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 6 citizens due to bombardment by warplanes and helicopters and shelling by the regime forces on the areas of the Russian – Turkish truce in the 15th day of the most violent escalation ever, they are 4 citizens who were killed as a result of bombardment by the regime’s warplanes on areas in Jisr Al-Shughur city in the western countryside of Idlib, citizen was killed due to of bombardment by the regime’s warplanes on areas in Hish town in the southern countryside of Idlib, and another citizen who was killed in bombardment by barrel bombs by helicopters on areas Shahrnaz village in the north-western countryside of Hama, while 6 citizens including a woman were killed as a result of shelling by the factions on areas in Nayrab Camp south-east of Aleppo which is under the control of the regime forces, the SOHR also Documented the death of 11 fighters of the factions and the jihadi groups they are: a fighter who was killed by sniper fire by the regime forces in Al-Rashideen area in the south-western outskirts of Aleppo, and 10 other fighters who were killed in clashes against the regime forces and shelling on north-western countryside of Hama, in addition to the death of 7 memebrs of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them who were killed in the same clashes.

And with regard to the aerial bombardment, the helicopters dropped more explosive barrels on areas in Al-Hbit, Tremla, Madaya, Kafr Zita, Om Zaytunah, Fulayfel, Baarbu, Khan Shaykhun and Kafr Ayn, raising to 136, the number of barrel dropped by the helicopters since morning on areas in both Hama and Idlib countryside as well as the coastline, they are: 35 on Kabana area in Jabal al-Akrad, 28 on al-Hbit town south of Idlib, 19 on al-Hwaiz and al-Hwyja, 10 on Hish, 10 on Tremla, 6 on Baraboo, 6 on Khan Shaykhun, 2 on each of al-Faqea, Rakaya, Hurta, Deir Senbul, Abdeen village, Madaya, Kafr Zita, Fulayfel, Shahrnaz and Kafr Ayn, while the Syrian Observatory documented 52 airstrikes by the regime’s warplanes since yesterday after the midnight and until now, they are: 11 raids on Kabana area in Jabal al-Akrad, 11 on Al-Hbit, its outskirts and vicinity, 10 raids on al-Hwaiz and al-Hwyja, 5 on Khan Shaykhun and its outskirts, 3 on Tremla, and 2 on each of Jisr Al-Shughur, Qasabiyeh, Jbala, Qulaydin and the outskirts of Kafr Sajna, also the warplanes opened fire of their heavy machineguns on areas in Hass, Hish, Al-Lataminah and Al-Tah, also the warplanes of the Russian “guarantor” carried out more than 14 airstrikes, they are: 8 raids on Tremla, 2 raids on Om Nayer village, and 2 raids on Jisr Al-Shughur and Qurrat Jurn village, and about the ground shelling, it rose to 610, the number of shells and missiles fired by the regime forces since yesterday after the midnight and until now, targeting places in Al-Hbit, Tremla, Kafr Zita, Hawija, Qastun, Kabana area and other areas in Sahl AL-Ghab and Jabal Shashabo.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 395, 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: 135 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 24 including 7 women and a child girl were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 39 including 7 women, 5 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 25 people including 5 women and a child were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 14 citizens including 6 children and a woman were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 143 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 117 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 548 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 14th  of May 2019, they are 185 civilians including 35 children and 41 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 161 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 183 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 14th of May 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 924 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 423 civilians including 105 children under the age of eighteen and 99 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 229 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 143 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 272 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 1154 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 504 civilians including 137 children and 111 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 39 people including 12 children and 6 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 296 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 354 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.