144 persons were killed yesterday, including 44 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 16 other persons
In Deir Ezzor Province, 6 civilians were killed; they are a man, his daughter and a woman who were killed by shelling of warplanes on areas in Bwaita town in the western countryside of Deir Ezzor, and a young man, a woman and a child from al-Bulaiel town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, who died affected by injuries they had in a landmine explosion on the road of Deir Ezzor – al-Hasaka.
In Rif Dimashq province, a woman and a child were killed in a missile shelling by the regime forces, believed to be ground-to-ground missiles, on Ein Tarma town.
In Homs province, a fighter of an Islamic Movement died affected by injuries he had in shelling by the regime forces on areas west of Talbisa city, in the northern countryside of Homs.
In Idlib province, unknown gunmen assassinated a former leader of Ahrar al-Sham, who joined Ahrar al-Sham recently. They shot him dead in front of his house in Ma’rshamarin area in the eastern countryside of Idlib by unknown gunmen who were riding a motorbike.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 8 civilians; they are a woman, 2 children and 5 girls of one family, as a result of shelling by the International Coalition on areas in al-Raqqa city, which is the main stronghold of the “Islamic State” organization in Syria.
While 3 fighters from the factions were killed when Khaled bin al-Walid Army which pledged allegiance to the “Islamic State” organization, targeted a house where fighters from the factions existed, in an area of Jilin Housing in the western countryside of Daraa.
The Observatory also documented that 4 fighters of the Syria Democratic Forces died in shelling and clashes with members of the “Islamic State” organization in the city of a;-Raqqa, and 7 fighters from the “Islamic State” organization were killed and documented by the Syrian Observatory during the past hours in the city of al-Raqqa, one of them blew himself up.
The death toll of members of the “Islamic State” organization, which was documented by the Syrian Human Rights Observatory, also rose to at least 233, during the period of the 17th of July and the 3rd of August, including local and field leaders.
3 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed in shelling and clashes with the “Islamic State” organization.
It rose to at least 181, the number of members of the regime forces, the Palestinian al-Quds Brigade, the Palestinian al-Jalil Forces and their allied militiamen of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, who were killed during the period of 17th of July to the 3rd of August in explosions, shelling, and clashes with members of the organization, including 27 officers of different ranks.
At least 6 fighters of the “Islamic State” of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and shelling of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence.