18 killed in Idlib city and more than 150 airstrikes target the “de-escalation” area

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented today the increase of death  toll of warplanes’ bombing on Idlib province and its southern countryside to 18, where the number of people killed in bombing by regime’s warplanes rose to 17, including children and a member of the civil defense teams, also the Syrian Observatory documented the death of a civilian in airstrikes by regime’s warplanes on Hass town in the southern countryside of Idlib.

The shelling on the area caused the civil defense center in Idlib in Bzabor village of Jabal al-Zawiyah, as it was targeted by regime’s warplanes.

In the same context, airstrikes continue to target Idlib countryside, where warplanes of the regime targeted Serja village and areas in Jabal al-Zawiyah, while the Russian warplanes bombed Ma’saran and Jabal al-Arba’in area in Idlib countryside.

While the Russian warplanes executed 51 raids on Maarrat Al-Nu’man, Deir Sharqi, Dadikh, Khan Al-Sabil, Tal Mannas, Maasaran, Maarshamsheh, Maarshourin, Al-Hamidiyah, Al-Hartamiyah, Tal Karsiyan, Sheikh Idrees and the frontlines in the east of Idlib.

Meanwhile, regime warplanes carried out at least 73 airstrikes on places in Kafrumah, Abu Juraif, Horsh Banin, Al-Bara, Sheikh Ahmed, Ariha city, Kafr Nubl, Maarzita, Katlana, Sheikh Idrees, Mantaf and Idlib city.

Also helicopters dropped 28 barrel bombs on Kafrumah, Abu Juraif, Banin, Maarrat Al-Nu’man city and Shnana.

For their part, the regime ground forces fired 530 rocket and artillery shells on Idlib countryside.

Separately, frontline areas in Abu Juraif, east of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, are witnessing clashes between regime soldiers and loyalists against jihadi groups, after an attempt by the regime to advance into the area.