The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

16 citizens including 7 children were killed and tens others were injured after 1200 air and ground strikes that targeted the “de-escalation” zone

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 16 citizens who were killed today due to the aerial and ground bombardment on Idlib countryside, they are: 12 citizens including 2 women and 6 children who were killed in a horrific massacre carried out by the regime’s warplanes after targeting residential neighborhoods in Maarrat Al-Nu’man city in the southern countryside of Idlib, in addition to the presence of about 30 injuries some of whom have seriously injured which may raise the death toll, a man and a child girl were killed in bombardment by the regime’s warplanes on Maasaran village in the eastern countryside of Idlib, another citizen was killed due to Russian bombardment that targeted the farms of Al-Taman’aa town south of Idlib, an a man was killed as a result of rocket shelling carried out by the regime forces on Jarjnaz town in the eastern countryside of Idlib.

While it rose to 95, the number of raids carried out by regime’s warplanes on al-Tah, Jarjanaz, Deir Sharqi, Saraqib, Talmanas, Maarshourin, Al-Ghadqah, Tal Mardikh, Maasran, Jarjnaz, Maarrat al-Nu’man and other areas in Maarrat al-Nu’man countryside in the eastern sector of Idlib province, Al-Sherkah, Jib Suliman, Shahrnaz and Midan Ghazal in Jabal Shashabo in the western countryside of Hama, while it rose to 49, the number of airstrikes carried out by the Russian warplanes on places in al-Tamanah, Ma’saran, Tal al-Debs, al-Tah, Ma’aret Hurmah, Kafrsajna, Balshoun, Mashoun, Ihsim, Al-Sherkah, Jib Suliman, Shahrnaz and Midan Ghazal in Jabal Shashabo, and Kabani area in the northern countryside of Latakia, while it rose to 48, the number of barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on Kabana area, al-Tamanah, Al-Hamdiyeh, Maarshmarin, Deir Sharqi and Tal Al-Sheikh in the southern countryside of Idlib, while it rose to 1000, the number of shells and missiles launched by the regime forces on places in Kafr Nubl and the towns of Hass, Jarjanaz, al-Tah, al-Deir al-Sharqi, al-Deir al-Gharbi, Kafrsajna, al-Aamriyyeh, al-Sheikh Mustafa, al-Rakaya, al-Tamanah, Al-Khwayn and al-Naqir in the southern countryside of Idlib, and al-Ankawi, Khirbet al-Naqous, and al-Manara in the northwestern countryside of Hama.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 3996, 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 28th of August 2019, and they are: 1032 civilians including 258 children and 182 citizen women, and they are 224 including 44 children and 43 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 88 including 19 women and 15 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 528 including 151 children, 87 women, and 5 members of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 112 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 1595 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 1049 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 1369 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 28th of August 2019, and Syrian Observatory documented the death of 4524 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 1317 civilians including 339 children under the age of eighteen and 246 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 1681  fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1084 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 1526 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 4754 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 1400 civilians including 368 children and 260 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 19 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 1748 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1186 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 1606 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.