The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

After the countryside of Hama and Latakia…the jihadi groups and the factions attack the regime forces in the southern countryside of Idlib and the latter repels them with aerial and ground support

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the Islamic and rebel factions and the jihadi groups carried out an attack on Qasabiyeh village in the southern countryside of Idlib which the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them imposed their control over on the 3rd of June 2019, where violent clashes erupted between the Islamic and rebel factions and the jihadi groups on one hand, against the regime forces and gunmen loyal on the other, in conjunction with heavy exchange ground shelling between the both parties in the clash areas, in an attempt by the factions to restore the village, then the clashes stopped after it lasted for hours without any change on the map of influence over the area, it was coincided with the continued heavy air and ground strikes on Putin – Erdogan area, where 4 helicopters alternate to drop barrel bombs and naval mines on Kafr Zita city in the northern countryside of Hama, in the same context, it rose to 70, the number of raids carried out by the warplanes of the Russian guarantor since morning on the clash areas north-west of Hama, and Tal Melh, Jibbin, Hasraya, Al-Latminah, Murak and Kafr Zita in the northern and north-western countryside of Hama, in addition to Abdeen and Al-Hbit in the southern countryside of Idlib, also it rose to 50, the number of barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on Kafr Zita, Jibbin, the outskirts of Kafr Nabudah and Al-Zakah within Hama countryside and Abdeen and Al-Hbit in the southern countryside of Idlib, while it rose to 880, the number of rocket shells fired by the regime forces today on the Syrian coastline and both northern and north-western countryside of Hama, as well as the southern sector of Idlib countryside, also it rose to 100, the number of raids carried out by the regime’s warplanes since today’s morning, on Al-Zakah, Al-Lataminah, Hasraya, Murak, Kafr Zita, Jibbin, Tal Melh, Al-Rakaya, Abu Ra’idah and Latmin in the northern countryside of Hama, in addition to the clash areas north-west of Hama, and Khan Shaykhun, Ihsim, Ariha, Jabal Al-Arba’in and Muqah south of Idlib, as well as Kabana and the clash areas in the north-eastern countryside of Latakia, while the number of human losses is still continuing to rise against the backdrop of the ongoing violent battles in Al-Jalmah area in the north-western countryside of Hama, where it rose to at least 29, the number of members of the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them who were killed today, Sunday, in targeting and clashes against the factions and jihadists in the north-western countryside of Hama, also it rose to 23, the number of casualties in the ranks of the rebel and Islamic factions and the jihadi groups of those who were killed in aerial and ground bombardment and clashes in the same area, and with the fall of more casualties, it rose to 267, the number of those who have been killed since the start of the attack by the factions and jihadi groups in Thursday’s afternoon, the 6th of June 2019, in the north-western countryside of Hama accompanied by heavy air and ground strikes, they are: 147 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 120 fighters including 50 of the rebel and Islamic factions including Abdul Baset al-Sarout, the commander in Jaysh al-Izza.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1433, 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 8th of June 2019, and they are: 362 civilians including 87 children and 77 citizen women, and they are 49 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 199 including 41 women, 52 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 55 people including 8 women and 6 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 23 citizens including 10 children and 4 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 577 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling, in addition to the killing of 494 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 49th day, to 1583 people in the period since the morning of the 20th of April 2019, until the 8th of June 2019, they are 412 civilians including 101 children and 85 women, were killed in the Russian air bombardment and regime forces’ shelling on areas in Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, including 27 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 592 of the jihadi groups and the factions were killed in attacks and clashes against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them, and 560 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 the 8th of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 1962 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 650 civilians including 171 children under the age of eighteen and 141 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 51 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 663 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 431 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 649 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 2191 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 730 civilians including 201 children and 153 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 53 people including 16 children and 8 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 730 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 446 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 731 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.