The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

More than 650 air and ground strikes target Idlib and Hama countryside since dawn of the 47th day of the heaviest escalation within “Putin – Erdogan” area

The Syrian Observatory documented the death of at least 3 civilians in bombing by regime’s warplanes on areas in Maarrat al-Nu’man city in the southern countryside of Idlib, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, while it rose to 81, the number of raids carried out by regime’s warplanes since dawn of today on “Putin – Erdogan” area, which targeted the clash areas northwest of Hama, Kafr Zita, al-Zakat, Latmin, al-Aarb’een, and Hasraya in the northern countryside of Hama, and Mdaya, Khan Shaykhun, al-Hbit, Maarrat al-Nu’man, Hish, al-Faqea, Maar Zita, Abdita, and Deir Sunbul in the southern countryside of Idlib, also it rose to 560,  the number of rocket shells launched by the regime forces since dawn on the clash areas in the northwestern countryside of Hama, and other areas in the southern countryside of Idlib and the northern countryside of Hama, while the Syrian Observatory learned that the jihadi factions and groups were able to repel regime forces’ attacks on the area of al-Jabin and Tal Meleh, where the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 26, the number of casualties of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them since the dawn of today, they are: 8 were killed when they entered a landmine field and 18 were killed in the violent clashes against the factions and the Jihadis, also it rose to 9, the number of the fighters of the factions and the Jihadis who were killed during the shelling and clashes, which began at dawn on Saturday, northwest of Hama.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1621, 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 15th of June 2019, and they are: 416 civilians including 98 children and 86 citizen women, and they are 52 including 16 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 43 including 9 women and 5 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 233 including 45 women, 58 children, and a member of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 65 people including 10 women and 9 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 660 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling including 449 of the Jihadis, in addition to the killing of 545 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

And during the period between the 15th of February 2019; the date of the meeting of “Rouhani – Erdogan – Putin” until the 15th of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 2149 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 703 civilians including 182 children under the age of eighteen and 150 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 746 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 494 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 700 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 2378 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 783 civilians including 212 children and 162 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 813 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 509 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 782 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.