The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

The factions counter a failed infiltration attempt in Sahl al-Ghab as warplanes have been away for hours

The rebel factions shelled groups of the regime forces in the vicinity of Nyrab airbase in Aleppo, but no information about casualties so far, while a member of the regime forces was killed and others were injured in a mine explosion at Hawijah area in Sahl al-Ghab at the northern countryside of Hama, during an infiltration attempt for a group of members of the regime forces; into the front points of the factions, also sporadic clashes took place in the same area itself.

While warplanes are still away of the skies since just before the ceasefire came into effect after midnight of Saturday-Sunday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the increase of number of fatalities in Idlib city to eight including a child, in addition to several other people who were seriously injured in airstrikes of regime’s warplanes.

Thus, the number of civilian deaths in Idlib rises to 19 including six children and six women, they are: seven people including three children and four women, killed in airstrikes by regime’s warplanes targeted a local market in Binnish city, four including a female child and a male child, in airstrikes by regime’s warplanes targeted al-Neirab town near Idlib city, and eight including a child were killed in airstrikes on Idlib city.

In the same context, regime’s warplanes and helicopters continue to bomb the “de-escalation” area, where the number of barrel bombs dropped on Kafruma and Maarrat al-Nu’man and its surroundings and southern and eastern countryside increased to 44, also the number of airstrikes carried out by regime’s warplanes and targeted Idlib city, Maarrat al-Nu’man, Ma’arrat Mesrin, Sarmin, Marshourin, Talmenes, Babila, al-Jaradah, Binin, Khan al-Sobol, Mardebseh, Neirab, Binnish, Kafr Batikh, and Dadikh, has increased to 38.

With the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 1,453, 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 today, and they are: 362 civilians including 99 children and 71 citizen women, and they are 141 including 43 children and 24 women were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 21 including three women and seven children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 95 including 16 children 18 women were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 91 people including 23 women and 28 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 14 citizens including five children and two 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 519 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 375 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 578 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

It rose to at least 5,560, 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 today, and they are: 1,407 civilians including 359 children and 257 citizen women, and they are 367 including 87 children and 67 women, and nine of the civil defense and six of the ambulance team were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 109 including 22 women and 22 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 621 including 167 children, 105 women, and five members of the rescue teams were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 205 people including 43 women and 48 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 2,184 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 1,462 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 1,969 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 today; the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 6,086 people in the Russian – Turkish truce areas, they are 1,690 civilians including 440 children under the age of eighteen and 321 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 2,270 fighters were killed in different conditions within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1,494 fighters of the “Jihadis” and 2,126 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 6,318 people in areas of Erdogan – Putin agreement, they are: 1,773 civilians including 469 children and 335 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 2,337 fighters were killed in deferent circumstances within the demilitarized area since Putin – Erdogan agreement, including 1,598 of the “Jihadi” fighters, and 2,208 members of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them.