The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Air bombardment on “de-escalation” area declines after about 135 airstrikes on the area since this morning

The Syrian Observatory monitored the decrease in frequency of air and ground bombardment on the demilitarized area of “Putin-Erdogan”, where the shelling has declined since Sunday afternoon after a massive escalation of the area, especially Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad, and with more airstrikes it rose to 89, the number of raids carried out since this morning on Khan Shaykhun, al-Hbit, Sheikh Mustafa, al-Faqea, Karsa’a, Sfuhen, Tremla, outskirts of Kansafra, Marshourin, Bnin, Ma’aret Hurmah, the surroundings of Hazarin, and al-Ftirah in southern countryside of Idlib, and al-Lataminah and Kafr Zita in the northern countryside of Hama, and the vicinity of Kabani area within Jabal al-Akrad, while the Syrian Observatory monitored clashes took in al-Ziyara hill area in Jabal al-Turkman in the northeastern countryside of Latakia, between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham, after an attack carried out by the last on the sites of the first, and confirmed information about casualties and wounded.

The Syrian Observatory published hours ago that the Syrian Observatory documented death of a citizen as a result of bombing by regime’s warplanes on Sunday morning on Kafrlateh village in Idlib countryside, raising to 3 including a woman, the number of people who were killed today in the aerial and ground bombardment, which targeted Kafrlateh village in Idlib countryside and Zakat village north of Hama, also it rose to 27, the number of raids carried out by warplanes of the Russian guarantor on Khan Shaykhun and al-Hbit in the southern countryside of Idlib, and Kafr Zita and al-Lataminah north of Hama, and Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad, also it rose to 16, number barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on Kabani area on Sunday.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1002, 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 the 2nd of June 2019, and they are: 324 civilians including 77 children and 71 citizen women, and they are 48 including 15 children and 16 women, another woman and two of her children, were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 36 including 8 women and 4 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 168 including 36 women, 44 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 50 people including 7 women and 4 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 22 citizens including 10 children and 4 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 396 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 282 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 43rd day, to 1152 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 2nd of June 2019, they are 374 civilians including 91 children and 79 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 26 civilian casualties including 10 children and 5 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 411 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 348 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, 2nd of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 1531 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 612 civilians including 161 children under the age of eighteen and 135 women 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 50 people including 16 children under the age of eighteen and 10 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 482 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 304 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 437 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 1760 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 692 civilians including 191 children and 147 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 549 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 39 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 519 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.