After cessation of aerial operations for one day | Russian jets renew their airstrikes on the “de-escalation zone”

On Sep 21, 2021

SOHR activists have reported that Russian fighter jets carried out several airstrikes on Sheikh Bahr area to the west of Idlib city, but no casualties have been reported. The renewed airstrikes comes after suspension of Russian aerial operations on the “de-escalation zone” for only one day.

SOHR activists have documented 163 Russian airstrikes on the “de-escalation zone” since early September, as 118 airstrikes hit positions across Idlib province, 25 airstrikes were executed on Latakia province, two airstrikes were executed on Hama province and 18 airstrikes hit positions in Aleppo province.

The Russian airstrikes on the “de-escalation zone” in September could be summarized as follows:

On September 1: Russian fighter jets executed 12 airstrikes, targeting positions in Hursh al-Hamamah in the western countryside of Idlib, which hosts a camp of Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham with eight airstrikes, and the hills of Kabana and frontlines of Duwayr al-Akrad in Latakia countryside with four others.

On September 2: Russian fighter jets executed six airstrikes, targeting frontlines in Kabana, Tallat al-Khudar in Latakia and al-Sarmaniyah in Hama countryside.

On September 3: Russian fighter jets executed six airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of Kansafra and Hemaymat, killing a child.

On September 4: Russian fighter jets executed six airstrikes, targeting positions in Kansafrah, Ain Larouz and Uram al-Jouz in Idlib countryside, injuring a child.

On September 5: Russian fighter jets executed ten airstrikes, targeting the hills of Kabana, Kafradin in Latakia countryside, the villages of Kansafra, al-Bara and Bayanin in Jabal al-Zawiyah.

On September 6: Russian fighter jets executed six airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of Ihsim town in Jabal al-Zawiyah.

On September 7: Russian fighter jets executed six airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of al-Habaat village in the west of Maarrat Masrin, injuring two children.

On September 8: Russian fighter jets executed 12 airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of al-Bara town, Deir Sonbol in Jabal al-Zawiyah, and positions in Marrat Masrin.

On September 9: Russian fighter jets executed 16 airstrikes on Idlib and Latakia countryside, targeting the surrounding areas of al-Bara town and Kansafrah in Jabal al-Zawiyah with 12 airstrikes, and frontlines of Kabana and al-Khudur in northern Latakia with four other airstrikes.

On September 10: Russian fighter jets executed four airstrikes on Sheikh Bahr area in northern Idlib and three others on the surrounding areas of Deir Sonbol and Bayanin in Jabal al-Zawiyah.

On September 11: Russian fighter jets executed six airstrikes on the surrounding areas of Kansafra in Jabal al-Zawiyah in Idlib countryside.

On September 12: Russian fighter jets executed ten airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of Kansafra town in Jabal al-Zawiyah and Darrat Izza in western Aleppo.

On September 13: Russian fighter jets executed 15 airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of Deir Sonbol with seven airstrikes, the surrounding areas of al-Bara and Kansafra with four airstrikes, and the surrounding areas of Sheikh Suleiman in Aleppo countryside with four airstrikes.

On September 14: Russian fighter jets executed four airstrikes on Sheikh Suleiman area in Aleppo countryside.

On September 15: Russian fighter jets executed seven airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of al-Zarzur and al-Hamamah villages and Hursh al-Hamamah, killing a Turkistani child and injuring two other persons.

On September 17: Russian fighter jets executed ten airstrikes, targeting Jabal Sheikh Barakat in Aleppo countryside, near the administrative border with Idlib province.

On September 18: Russian fighter jets executed 11 airstrikes, targeting the surrounding areas of al-Bara, Mashoun and Iblin in Idlib countryside with eight airstrikes, the frontlines of Kabana with two airstrikes and the surrounding areas of al-Kendah in Latakia countryside with one airstrike. It is worth noting that the airstrike on al-Kendah village left a civilian dead.

On September 19: Russian fighter jets executed 13 airstrikes, targeting positions in Kansafra, al-Fterah, Iblin and Basames in the southern countryside of Idlib with nine airstrikes, and frontlines of Jabal al-Akrad in north Latakia countryside with four airstrikes.

On September 21: Russian fighter jets executed four airstrikes on Sheikh Bahr area nearby Idlib city.