The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

4 casualties are the outcome of more than 85 air strikes targeted Idlib countryside during this day

The number of casualties who were killed today, Wednesday, due to the intensive bombardment on Idlib province, rose to 4, they are: a man killed in barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on Maarshmarin village, a citizen killed in barrel bombs dropped by helicopters on Maarrat Al-Nu’man, another man was killed in Maarrat Al-Nu’man city due to bombardment by the regime’s warplanes on the city, in addition to a citizen in Russian aerial bombardment on Deir Sharqi village.

Since morning, the helicopters dropped at least 35 barrel bombs on places in Tal Mannas, Al-Tah, Al-Raffa, Qatrah, Al-Ghadqah, Maar Shamsheh, Maarshourin, Deir Gharbi and Maarat Al-Nu’man and its outskirts.

Meanwhile, the Russian warplanes carried out more than 23 raids on areas in Al-Haraki, Deir Sharqi, the outskirts of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, Al-Halbeh, Babulin and Mardikh.

Also the regime’s warplanes carried out 29 raids on Tal Mannas, Al-Ghadqah, Babbila, the outskirts of Khan Al-Sabil, Jarjnaz, Marrat Al-Nu’man, the vicinity of Saraqib and Maarshourin.

With the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 870, the number of people who were killed since the last agreement of “Putin – Erdogan” on the 31st of August 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 18th of December 2019, and they are: 256 civilians including 72 children and 52 citizen women, and they are 104 including 35 children and 19 women were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 19 including 3 women and 6 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 48 including 6 children 9 women were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 71 people including 19 women and 20 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 14 citizens including 5 children and 2 women were killed in shelling by the factions on regime forces’-controlled areas in Aleppo and its countryside and the countryside of Hama, while at least 291 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 192 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 323 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

Thus, it rose to at least 4971, 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 18th of December 2019, and they are: 1301 civilians including 332 children and 238 citizen women, and they are 330 including 79 children and 62 women, and 9 of the civil defense and 6 of the ambulance team were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 107 including 22 women and 21 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 585 including 160 children, 99 women, and 5 members of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 185 people including 39 women and 41 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 94 citizens including 31 children and 16 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 1956 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 1279 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 1714 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

During the period between the 15th of February 2019; the date of the meeting of “Rouhani – Erdogan – Putin” until the 18th of December 2019, and Syrian Observatory documented the death of 5497 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 1584 civilians including 413 children under the age of eighteen and 302 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 120 people including 34 children under the age of eighteen and 20 citizen women over the age of eighteen, they were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 2042 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1311 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 1871 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 5733 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 1667 civilians including 442 children and 316 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 121 people including 34 children and 21 women, were killed in the fall of shells launched by the factions, and 2109 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1415 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 1955 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.