First aerial operations in “de-escalation zone” in two months | Russian jets strike positions in Idlib

Syrian Observatory activists have reported that Russian fighter jets executed three airstrikes at least, this afternoon, on the north-western countryside of Idlib, targeting the north-west of Harbanoush village and the surrounding areas of Qurqania village. No casualties have been reported so far. While the Russian jets are still flying over the region. It is worth noting that today’s airstrikes are the first Russian aerial operations on the “de-escalation zone” since early December 2020.

On December 7, SOHR activists reported an airstrike by Russian jets on the Sheikh Bahr area in the north-western countryside of Idlib province. No casualties were reported. The Russian raid coincided with the flight of Russian reconnaissance drones over Jabal al-Zawiya, south of Idlib.