The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After an IED bombing and targeting by machineguns at dawn on today, new explosion hits the northern sector of Idlib countryside amid escalating security chaos in the area

A new explosion shook the northern sector of Idlib countryside today, Saturday, the 25th of May 2019, it was caused by an IED explosion in the border town of Sarmada with Iskenderun north of Idlib, which caused material damage but no information about injuries so far, while the Syrian Observatory monitored the explosion of an IED after midnight of yesterday in the border town of Dana in the northern countryside of Idlib, which caused material damage but also no information about casualties until now, while unidentified gunmen targeted a military vehicle belongs to one of the factions on the road of Kafr Takharim – Harem, which injured at least one member of the factions, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 13th of May 2019 that a loud explosion was heard in Sarmada town in the northern countryside of Idlib, it turned out to be caused by the explosion of an IED on the outskirts of the town which caused material damage, and the Syrian Observatory published on the 12th of May 2019 that an IED exploded in a vehicle of “Jaysh Al-Ahrar” on the road between the towns of al-Ghadqa and Jarjnaz in the eastern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, where a commander of Jaysh Al-Ahrar was killed and others were injured, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published out the 5th of May 2019, that a violent explosion was heard in Al-Dana town in the northern countryside of Idlib, it turned out that it was caused by blowing a man himself up by an explosive belt near Al-Dawa Bureau of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham in in Al-Bazaar Street in the town, and last night, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the explosion of an IED in Al-Dana town, which caused material damage, and the SOHR published on the 26th of April 2019, that a violent explosion shook Idlib city in the Syrian north at Friday afternoon, it was caused by an explosion in a car in Shuaib Mosque area in the city which caused material damage, but no information about casualties until now, and the Syrian Observatory also monitored an explosion in Kafr Halab village in the western countryside of Aleppo, which is controlled by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and other factions, it turned out to be caused by an IED explosion in the main Street at the village, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory published that an explosion was heard today evening, Thursday the 25th of April 2019, in al-Dana town in the northern countryside of Idlib near the border with Iskenderun, it was caused by the explosion of an IED in a vehicle of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in the town, which caused the injury of a member of Tahrir al-Sham, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday, Wednesday, that the number of casualties continues to rise as a result of the explosion that hit Jisr al-Shughur city west of Idlib, on Wednesday morning, after the death of dome injured people and the continued extraction of those trapped under the rubble caused by the explosion, where it rose to 18 including at least one woman, 2 children of the Turkestanies, and 2 unidentified people, the number of people killed in the explosion of a truck loaded with large number of explosives at a Dawa Office of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham near one of the markets of Jisr al-Shughur, which also destroyed a building, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, while a woman was killed in a shelling targeted al-Janudiyyeh village in the countryside of Jisr al-Shughur, thus, raising to 550, the number of people who were killed in the countryside of Idlib, Aleppo, and Hama, since the 26th of April 2018, the date of starting the security chaos to be escalated in the province, they are the wife of an Uzbek commander and another child was with them, and the attorney-general of the Ministry of Justice of the Rescue Government, in addition to 155 civilians including 21 children and 12 women, of who were assassinated through bomb explosions, IED detonations, shooting, abduction, murder and then throwing the bodies in remote areas, and 326 fighters of Syrian nationality belong to Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, al-Sham Corps, the Islamic Movement of Ahrar al-Sham, Jaysh al-Izza, and other factions operating in Idlib, and 51 fighters of Somali, Uzbek, Asian, Gulf, Jordanian, Turkish and Caucasian nationalities have been assassinated in the same ways, also the assassination attempts have injured tens of people with varying severity.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 21st of April that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle assassinated on Sunday afternoon a member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, in the eastern sector of Idlib countryside, where they shot him in Jarjanaz town east of Idlib, which caused his immediate death.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on Sunday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unknown gunmen targeted after midnight of yesterday a site of Hayyaat Tahrir the al-Sham on the outskirts of Khan Shaykhun city in southern countryside of Idlib, where at least 4 members of Tahrir al-Sham were killed in this targeting, under the escalating security chaos within areas of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the factions in Idlib and the surrounding countryside.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published 10th of April 2019 that violent explosion was heard in al-Sahara town in the western sector of Aleppo countryside on Saturday afternoon, the 20th of April 2019, it turned out to be caused by a booby-trapped vehicle explosion in the town, which injure a person and caused material damage in the area, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored that unknown gunmen shot yesterday night a motorcycle on which two men believed to be fighters were riding; on the road linking the towns of Harim and Salqeen in the northwestern countryside of Idlib, which killed one of them and injured the others.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published 17th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that unidentified gunmen attacked a cave at the outskirts of al-Lataminah town in the northern sector of Hama countryside, where they shot at those who were inside it, and the Syrian Observatory documented human casualties against in this attack, where 2 people were killed and others were injured.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that the security chaos is taking place in the controlled areas of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and the factions in Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, where the body of a man from Kafr Oweid town in the outskirts of Jabal al-Zawiya, was found dead by gunfire today dawn, no information about the circumstances of his death so far, while a fighter of the faction died affected by the injury he had as a result of the explosion of an IED in his vehicle days ago at the administrative border between the western countryside of Aleppo and the northern countryside of Idlib.

And the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 15th of April 2019, that a violent explosion was heard yesterday night in Maarrat al-Nu’man city in the southern countryside of Idlib, it turned out to be caused by a landmine explosion in a car on the road near the city, but no information about casualties, also a violent explosion shook after midnight of yesterday Salqeen area in the northwestern countryside of Idlib, it was caused by an IED explosion in a car of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in the town, which killed a member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 13th of April 2019 that a violent explosion was heard after midnight of yesterday in al-Neirab town east of Idlib, it was caused by the detonation of an IED by cells the “Islamic State” organization near the house of a member of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, but no information about casualties, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 12th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that a person with an explosive belt believed to be of the cells the “Islamic State” organization, blew himself up at the checkpoint of the Regiment 111 of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham near Darat Izza in the western sector of Idlib countryside, which caused the instant death of the suicide bomber and the injury of another person, and the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that a force of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham raided early at dawn of today, Friday, the village of al-Hlul al-Hadidin in Sahl al-Rouj, to arrest wanted people of cells the “Islamic State” organization and other wanted people, and the Syrian Observatory monitored exchange of gunfire between members of the force and a resident of the village’s people who is wanted by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, which killed the wanted after several gunshots, while a child was injured against- the backdrop of the random bullets.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 7th of April 2019 that the security chaos continues in Idlib province and the surrounding countryside, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored after midnight of yesterday an attack by unknown gunmen, targeted a headquarters of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in Salqin town at the northern countryside of Idlib, after clashes between the attackers against the guard members at the headquarters, where the attackers launched a shell at the headquarters and then escaped, but no information about casualty, in another context, Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham carried out dawn of today a raid and search operation in several houses in the Sarmin town in the eastern countryside of Idlib, in search of its wanted people, where they arrested several the people including a 15-year-old child, then they took them to an unknown destination, it worth mention that the security force of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham recently arrested people who were linked to wanted people of sleeper cells of the Organization, in order to pressure them to surrender, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 6th of April 2019 that a violent explosion was heard in Ariha city south of Idlib city, it was caused by an explosive device in a four-wheel drive near Sablu School in the city which injured a person, and this comes within the continuous security chaos in areas controlled by Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham and other factions in Idlib province and the countryside around it, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 5th of April 2019 that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham arrested a person it said that he was of a sleeper cell trying to spread chaos in the area, where he was arrested in the Tremseh area in southern countryside of Idlib, and the Syrian Observatory monitoring that unidentified gunmen shot at a lawyer at the outskirts of Idlib city which killed him, and this comes within the continuous security chaos in Idlib and the surrounding countryside, and the Syrian Observatory learned that the assassinated lawyer was a commander in a jihadi faction in the area.

the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham carried out 2 executions in Sarmada area in the northern countryside of Idlib, where it executed a person on charge of being “the leader of the cell of Wadi Haj Khaled area.”