The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

About 500 air and ground strikes targeted “Putin – Erdogan” area today…and more than 40 members and fighters of the Islamic and jihadis factions were killed in military operations in Idlib countryside

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a citizen woman and the injury of about 5 others as a result of airstrikes carried out by the regime’s warplanes on Kafr Nubl city in the southern countryside of Idlib, thus, it rose to 60, the number of raids carried out by the regime’s warplanes through which they targeted Khan Al-Sabil, Aleppo- Damascus International Highway, Al-Tah, Maarshamarin, Al-Ghadqah, Um Jalal, Tahtaya, Babbila, Jarjnaz, Kafr Nubl, Abu Makki, Kafr Batikh, Maarrat Al-Nu’man and Maarrat Hurmah in Idlib countryside, while it rose to 30, the number of raids carried out by warplanes of the Russian guarantor targeting the area of Kabana and Al-Khudur in Jabal Al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia, the areas of Um Jalal, Kafr Batikh, Babbila, the areas of the east of Maarrat Al-Nu’man in Idlib countryside, also helicopters dropped about 40 barrel bombs through which they targeted Al-Tah, the vicinity of Tell Mannas, Maarshmarin and areas of the eastern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, the area of Kabana in Latkaia countryside, while it rose to 400, the number of shells and missiles through which the regime forces targeted Tal Jaafar, Al-Amiriyyeh, Um Jalal, the vicinity of Jarjnaz, Al-Ghadqah and Al-Raffah in the eastern and southern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, the regime forces also shelled the area of Kabana, Al-Khudur and Al-Tuffahiyah in Latakia countryside, areas in Sahl Al-Ghab in the western countryside of Hama, and Jabal Shashaboo in the northern countryside of Hama.

While the Syrian Observatory documented the killing of 41 members and fighters of the Islamic and jihadi factions who were killed due to the combat operations in the area of Al-Taman’aa south-east of Idlib, and an infiltration operation carried out by the regime forces, on Abdeen area in the southern countryside of Idlib, they are: 18 fighters of the Islamic factions including 11 jihadis, as a result of an infiltration operation carried out by the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the area of Abdeen town south of Idlib after midnight of Thursday – Friday,  and 23 members and fighters of the Islamic factions including 6 jihadis who were killed in the area of Al-Taman’aa south-east of Idlib east of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, in addition to 4 members of the regime forces who were killed due to the battles in the area of Al-Taman’aa south-east of Idlib.

And with the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 4096, 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 30th of August 2019, and they are: 1040 civilians including 259 children and 185 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 533 including 152 children, 89 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 1659 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 1087 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 1391 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 30th of August 2019, and Syrian Observatory documented the death of 4624 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 1325 civilians including 340 children under the age of eighteen and 249 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 1751  fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1123 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 1548 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 4854 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 1408 civilians including 369 children and 263 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 1818 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1224 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 1628 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.