The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The “de-escalation” zone witnesses decline in the intensity of the ground and aerial bombardment after more than 525 ground and air strikes by the warplanes of the Syrian regime and the Russian guarantor in the 53rd day of the escalation campaign

“Putin – Erdogan” area is witnessing decline in the intensity of the bombardment within the countryside of Hama, Idlib and Aleppo, where it rose to 82, the number of raids carried out by regime warplanes since this morning, targeting places in al-Hbit, Hish, Mdaya, Mastouma, Jabal al-Arba’in, Maarblit, the vicinity of Sarmin, al-Rakaya, the vicinity of Al-Nayrab, Khan Shaykhun and Sheikh Mustafa in the southern and eastern countryside of Idlib, and al-Jabin, Tal Melh, Kafr Zita, al-Arba’in, al-Zakat, Latmin, Hasraya and Al-Lataminah in the northern and northwestern countryside of Hama, in addition to Regiment 46 and the second countryside of Al-Mohandessin in the western countryside of Aleppo, also it rose to 33, the number of raids carried out by the Russian warplanes since morning on Al-Zakah, Kafr Zita, Hasraya, Al-Lataminah, Tal Melh and Al-Jabin in the northern and north-western sectors of Hama countryside, while it rose to 412, the number of rocket and artillery shells fired by the regime forces since after the midnight until now on several places in the northern and northwestern countryside of Hama and the southern countryside of Idlib, while the factions targeted using rocket shells sites of the regime forces and the militiamen loyal to them in al-Jerniyyeh village and Al-Humayrat at the northern countryside of Hama, while the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of at least 4 people including a child, who were killed today as a result of air raids carried out by regime’s warplanes on al-Mohandesin countryside area in the western part of Aleppo countryside, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, in addition to information about other casualties, also the Syrian Observatory documented the death of a member of the “Free Police” affected by injuries he had in bombardment by regime’s warplanes on Hass village a few days ago, while a woman died this morning affected by injuries she had in shelling by the regime forces on areas in Kafr Zita town at the northern countryside of Hama yesterday evening.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1880, 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 21st of June 2019, and they are: 496 civilians including 121 children and 100 citizen women, and they are 53 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 296 including 75 women, 56 children, and 4 members of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 68 people including 11 women and 9 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 36 citizens including 15 children and 8 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, while at least 773 of the jihadi groups were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s shelling including 499 of the Jihadis, in addition to the killing of 611 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 21st of June 2019, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 2408 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 783 civilians including 207 children under the age of eighteen and 164 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 64 people including 21 children under the age of eighteen and 14 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 859 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 544 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 766 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 2638 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 864 civilians including 235 children and 176 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 66 people including 21 children and 12 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 926 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 559 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 848 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.