The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More than 40 civilians were killed and injured in aerial and ground shelling on Idlib and Hama countryside, and Kabani clashes kill about 20 members of the regime forces and the jihadi groups

It rose to 6 at least, the number of people who were killed today in the aerial bombardment within “Putin – Erdogan” area, they are 4 people including a woman were killed in bombardment by regime’s warplanes on Maarrat al-Nu’man, a man was killed in rocket shelling by the regime forces on al-Ankawi village in Sahl al-Ghab northwest of Hama, and a citizen was killed in bombing by regime’s warplanes on Hish, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are about 35 injured people and some of them are in critical situation, in the same context, warplanes of the regime continue to fly over the “de-escalation” area, in conjunction with targeting areas in Idlib and Latakia countryside, where they carried out more raids targeting Maarrat al-Nu’man city and the villages of Arinbeh and Tremla in the southern countryside of Idlib, in addition to intensive raids targeted Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented casualties in the raids which targeted Maarrat al-Nu’man, while the helicopters dropped barrel bombs on al-Hbit town in the southern countryside of Idlib, also clashes are taking place between the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them against Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham in al-Qassabiyyeh area within Jabal Shashabo, also the jihadi groups were able to repel a new advancement attempt by the regime forces in Kabani area leaving casualties, where the Syrian Observatory documenting the killing of 12 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in targeting and clashes in Kabani, and 7 of the Jihadi groups were killed during the aerial bombardment and the same clashes.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1030, 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 3rd of June 2019, and they are: 333 civilians including 78 children and 73 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 175 including 38 women, 45 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 52 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 403 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 294 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 44th day, to 1180 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 3rd of June 2019, they are 383 civilians including 92 children and 81 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 418 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 360 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, 3rd of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 1559 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 621 civilians including 162 children under the age of eighteen and 137 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 489 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 311 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 449 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 1788 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 701 civilians including 192 children and 149 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 556 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 326 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 531 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.