The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

About 60 persons were killed today within “Putin – Erdogan” area…and more than 1200 air and ground strikes targeted the area during this day

Clashes are still continuing between the rebel and Islamic factions and jihadi groups on one hand, and the regime forces and their loyal militiamen on the other, in the area of Al-Taman’aa east of Khan Shaykhun in an attempt by the regime forces to advance towards Al-Taman’aa from their positions in Tal Tar’ei amid preliminary intense ground and aerial bombardment that target the clash areas.

While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented human losses in the military operations in Kabana area north of Latakia and the area of Al-Taman’aa east of Khan Shaykhun, where it rose to 31 including 13 jihadis, the number of fighters who were killed in battles and bombardment on the areas of Kabana north of Latakia and Al-Taman’aa east of Khan Shaykhun in the southern countryside of Idlib, while it rose to 22, the number of members of the regime forces who were killed in the same battles.

Also the SOHR documented the death of a citizen woman due to shelling carried out by the jihadi groups on Al-Rasif village in Sahl Al-Ghab in Hama countryside, raising to 8, the number of citizens who were killed today within “Putin – Erdogan” area, they are, 6 persons including 2 citizen women and a child who were killed in a massacre carried out by the regime’s warplanes after targeting Tell Mannas town in the eastern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, in addition to a citizen who was killed in aerial bombardment by the regime’s warplanes on Al-Halbah village in the southern countryside of Idlib.

And in the same context, it rose to 98, the number of raids carried out by the regime’s warplanes on Jarjnaz, Kafr Sajna, Al-Taman’aa, Tahtaya, Al-Tah, Al-Deir Al-Sharqi, Tell Mannas, Maarrat Hurmah, Sheikh Mustafa, Hish, Al-Halbah, the vicinity of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, Maarshourin and Sfuhen, while it rose to 69, the number of barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on areas in Jarjnaz, Kafr Sajna, Al-Taman’aa, Tahtaya, Al-Tah, Al-Deir Al-Sharqi, Tell Mannas, Tremla, Sfuhen and Kafr Oweid in Idlib countryside, and Kabana area, while it rose to 66, the number of raids carried out by the Russian warplanes on places in Jarjnaz, Kafr Sajna, Al-Taman’aa, Tahtaya, Al-Tah, Al-Deir Al-Sharqi, Tell Mannas, al-Faqea’, Maarrat Al-Sin and Hazarin, and the area of Kabana in Jabal Al-Akrad, also it rose to 1100, the number of missiles and shells through which the regime forces targeted areas in the southern and southeastern countryside of Idlib, Latakia Mountains, and the southern countryside of Aleppo.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 3867, 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 25th of August 2019, and they are: 992 civilians including 245 children and 176 citizen women, and they are 216 including 43 children and 42 women, and 8 of the civil defense and 5 of the ambulance team were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 79 including 16 women and 13 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 507 including 142 children, 85 women, and 5 members of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 110 people including 20 women and 21 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 80 citizens including 26 children and 14 women were killed in shelling by the factions on al-Suqaylabiyah, Qamhana, Al-Rasif, Al-Aziziyah, Karnaz, Jurin, Al-Nairab Camp, neighborhoods in Aleppo city and its southern countryside, while at least 1550  fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 1028 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 1325 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 25th of August 2019, and Syrian Observatory documented the death of 4395 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 1277 civilians including 327 children under the age of eighteen and 240 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 106 people including 31 children under the age of eighteen and 18 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 1636  fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1063 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 1482 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 4625 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 1360 civilians including 356 children and 254 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 107 people including 31 children and 16 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 1703 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1165 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 1562 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.