The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The 25th day of the heaviest escalation starts with more than 300 air and ground strikes targeting the countryside of Latakia, Hama, and Idlib within the demilitarized area of “Putin – Erdogan”

The heaviest escalation within the demilitarized area of “Putin – Erdogan” has entered its 25th day with a regular scene of intense aerial and ground bombardment and shelling, where the Syrian Observatory monitored since midnight of yesterday until the moment intense aerial and ground strikes targeted the countryside of Hama, Idlib, and Latakia, where Helicopters dropped 10 barrel bombs on Lataminah town north of Hama, 7 on Kafr Nabudah, 5 on Kabani area, 4 on al-Hbit, 2 on al-Qassabiyyeh, and 2 barrels on Kafr Zita, while warplanes of the Russian “guarantor” carried out more than 33 raids since after midnight, they are: 12 on Latamneh, 7 on Kafrenbudeh, 4 on al-Hbit, 4 on al-Ankawi, and 2 raids on each of Qarqour, al-Hwash, and al-Amiqah, while regime’s warplanes bombed places in Hish village in the southern countryside of Idlib, while the factions targeted by rocket shells sites of the regime forces in Tal Hawash in Sahl al-Ghab, also the regime forces targeted by more than 235 rocket shells places in al-Lataminah, al-Zakat its surroundings, Kafr Nabudah in the northern countryside of Hama, al-Hbit town in the southern countryside of Idlib, the surrounding of the towns of Bidama and al-Najeya west of Idlib, and Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad in northern countryside of Latakia, while the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 9 fighters of the factions and jihadi groups, they were killed in the intense aerial bombardment within the “de-escalation” area.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 681, 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, until today, the 24th of May 2019, and they are: 212 civilians including 41 children and 43 citizen women, and they are 44 including 13 children and 12 women, another woman and two of her children, were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 26 including 7 women and a child girl were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 82 including 12 women, 15 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 39 people including 5 women and 3 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 21 citizens including 10 children and 3 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 254 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 215 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 35th day, to 834 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 24th of May 2019, they are 262 civilians including 55 children and 55 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 25 civilian casualties including 10 children and 4 citizen women 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 272 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 281 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; the date of the meeting of “Rouhani – Erdogan – Putin” until today, the 24th of May 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 1207 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they  are 500 civilians including 125 children under the age of eighteen and 112 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 49 people including 16 children under the age of eighteen and 9 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 340 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 198 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 370 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 1437 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 580 civilians including 156 children and 124 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 52 people including 16 children and 8 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 407 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 217 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 452 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.