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Russian-Syrian Regime Air Strikes on Eastern Countryside of Ma'arrat Al-Nu'man, 8000 Civiliens Displaced as a Result

December 17, 2019 

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Syrian families fled their homes in Ma'arat Al-Numan, to the Idlib countryside, due to Russian and regime attacks, December 17, 2019	The Sarout refugee camp in northwestern Syria severely afeted by heavy rains, December 16, 2019

A Syrian residential neighborhood in Mararat Al-Numan, Idlib, destroyed in Russian-regime air strikes, December 17, 2019	A Russian war plane dropping bombs on positions held by Syrian opposition, file, December 17, 2019

 

For the first time, a Russian – Turkish joint patrol roams in villages in the western countryside of Ain Al-Arab city (Kobani)

SOHR, 17/12/2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored a new joint patrol between the Russian forces and Turkish ones being run today, Tuesday the 17th of December 2019, in the western countryside of Ain Al-Arab (Kobani), where it was launched from Asham village to the area of Zur Mghar in far west of Ain Al-Arab, which is located off Jarabulus town north-east of Aleppo.

SOHR reported on December 12, that it monitored a new joint patrol today morning between the Russian forces and their Turkish counterpart, where the patrol roamed in villages in the western countryside of Darbasiyyah, along with flight of Russian helicopters over the area.

This is the 14th patrol of kind since the joint patrols started to be run in early November. 

The regime and Russian warplanes consecutively targeting the eastern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man with tens of air strikes

SOHR, 17/12/2019

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of a citizen in air strikes carried out by the regime’s warplanes on the vicinity of Babilla village in the southern countryside of Idlib.

Meanwhile, warplanes of the regime and the Russian “guarantor” started a new round of intensive aerial bombardment on Idlib countryside, where helicopters dropped more than 18 barrel bombs on areas in Al-Haraki, Babulin, Hass, Jarjnaz, Al-Ghadqah, the vicinity of Tal Mannas, Babilla, Maarshamshah and Maarshourin in the eastern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man, also the regime’s warplanes targeted places in Abu Habbah, Maarrat Al-Nu’man Highway.

For its part, the Russian guarantor’s warplanes carried out 11 raids on areas in Sehyan, Babulin, Jarjnaz, Al-Qarrati and Al-Tah.

On the other hand, fierce clashes are underway between jihadi groups against the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them, in Kabani area in Jabal Al-Akrad in the northern countryside of Latakia.

With the fall of more casualties, it rose to at least 844, 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 the 17th of December 2019, and they are: 230 civilians including 68 children and 46 citizen women, and they are 103 including 35 children and 19 women were killed in Russian aerial bombardment on the countryside of Idlib and Hama, and 15 including 3 women and 6 children were killed in the fall of barrel bombs, and 33 including 5 children 6 women were killed in targeting by regime’s warplanes, also 65 people including 16 women and 17 children were killed in a ground shelling carried out by the regime forces, and 14 citizens including 5 children and 2 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 291 fighters were killed in the Russian airstrikes and the regime’s aerial and ground shelling including 192 of the Jihadis, in addition to killing of 323 members of the regime forces in targeting and shelling by jihadi groups and factions.

In light of mounting aerial bombardment and the regime’s large reinforcements, more than 8000 citizens displace from Maarrat Al-Nu’man and its eastern countryside in the past 24 hours

SOHR, 17/12/2019

Citizens continue to displace from their areas in Idlib countryside to the unknown, in the shadow of the intense escalation of aerial and rocket bombardment in addition to the military reinforcements brought by the regime forces to positions in east and south-east of Idlib, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the displacement of hundreds of families from Maarrat Al-Nu’man city and its eastern countryside in the past 24 hours, after the large reinforcements brought by the regime forces to the area.

According to sources of the Syrian Observatory; the number of displaced people exceeded 8000 of those who headed to the north at the border with Iskenderun, where the whole area became empty of population almost completely, raising to 46000, the number of people forced to displacesince early December, where they have been forced to displace from the eastern countryside of Maarrat Al-Nu’man (the villages from Um Jalal to Maasaran and from Maarrat Al-Nu’man to the vicinity of Abu Al-Duhur), in addition to towns and villages in Jabal Al-Zawiya south of Idlib city, and villages in the east of Saraqib town in the eastern sector of Idlib countryside.

SOHR reported yesterday that regime forces continue to bring large military reinforcements to their positions in the southern sector of Idlib countryside, where this morning a huge military column consisting of armored vehicles, tanks and heavy vehicles in addition to soldiers and officers, arrived in Khan Sheikhoun city In southern Idlib countryside, as another military column arrived to Sinjar’s confrontation line in eastern Idlib countryside, the sources of the Syrian Observatory added that, the regime forces informed the people of Sinjar area to evacuate it, as the regime’s military operations room, supervised and run by Russian officers, demanded the members to raise the maximum readiness on the eastern confrontation lines of Idlib city, which looming a large-scale military operation to be launched in the next few hours or days, as regime forces have brought regular reinforcements to the area over the past few days.

About 100 airstrikes target the “de-escalation” area, and the ground and air shelling continue on the southern and eastern countryside of Idlib

SOHR, 16/12/2019

Villages and towns at the eastern countryside of Idlib are witnessing an aerial escalation, where most of the raids and barrel bombs are concentrated in that area, and in the same context, the skies continue to be full of helicopters and warplanes, and near the area is targeted “de-escalation” and close to the “Turkish guarantor’s” observation posts, where the Russian warplanes continue to bomb Maarrat al-Nu’man, Marshourin, and Kafruma in the southeastern countryside of Idlib.

The helicopters also dropped barrel bombs on Marshourin, Maarrat al-Nu’man, Jarjanaz, and Ayn Qry’e in Idlib countryside, which injured a woman in Jarjanaz town.

In the same context, regime’s ground forces targeted villages and towns of the eastern countryside of Maarrat al-Nu’man with tens of artillery shells and missiles, also they shelled Hayyan town in Aleppo countryside, and Bidama in the western countryside of Idlib, which injured 3 people, while areas at Latakia countryside are being shelled every now and then.

Raising to 52, the number of barrel bombs dropped by regime’s helicopters on places in al-Haraki and the vicinity of Deir al-Sharqi, outskirts of al-Sarman, Ma’saran, al-Ghadqa, Abu Dafneh, Jarjanaz, Marshmarin, Marshamsha, Abu Makki, Wadi al-Deif, and Talmanas in the eastern countryside of Maarrat al-Nu’man, and Tahtaya town and Kabani area in Jabal al-Akrad, while it rose to 38, the number of airstrikes carried out by the Russian “guarantor’s” warplanes targeting areas in Harran, al-Raffa, outskirts of Ma’saran, Marshmarin, the vicinity of Bennesh, the eastern outskirts of Idlib city, al-Sayyadi village, and Jazraya town in the southern countryside of Aleppo.

The Syrian Observatory also monitored 8 strikes by regime’s warplanes targeted Maarrat al-Nu’man city and the International Highway in its vicinity.

In the same context, the number of injuries and wounded by the air and ground shelling on the “de-escalation” area rose to more than 25, some of them are in dangerous situations, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also documented the death of 2 women and a child of the same family, in the Russian airstrikes on Marshmarin town in the eastern countryside of Maarrat al-Nu’man, while 2 children brother and sisters were killed by Russian airstrikes on the outskirts of Bennesh.

Sarout refugee camp, catastrophic conditions in a self-made forgotten camp northwest of Syria

SOHR, 16/12/2019

The “Sarout” camp tops the list of the most affected refugee camps in northwestern Syria due to heavy rains during the past hours, where it is one of the random camps newly established after the escalation operation by the regime forces and its Russian ally on villages and towns of the southern countryside of Idlib and the northern and western countryside of Hama, it was established near the border with Iskenderun fleeing the inferno of the interior areas.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored catastrophic conditions among residents of the camp, where the camp suffers from poor living and service conditions as tens of displaced families live there, mostly from Jabal Shashabo villages in the western countryside of Hama, and according to what the Syrian Observatory monitored: the camp was severely damaged by heavy rain, and it is estimated that more than 130 families live in the camp, who built the camp with their own efforts at the beginning of their displacement on the 10th of August 2019.

And according to the “Syrian Observatory’s” sources, families in the camp suffer from extreme poverty, in light of burdens and costs of renting houses, also the majority of these families depend on agriculture to collect their source of income, but they came out under the weight of heavy and intense shelling on the villages, towns, and residential neighborhoods.

And like the other random camps in the Syrian north, no assistance has been provided by humanitarian organizations operating in the Syrian north, while those in charge of the camp appealed to many humanitarian organizations and institutions to help build the camp, prepare its ground, and provide it with some necessary services, but they did not received the slightest of help, reliable sources said: “we have not received any response from them, as the camp lacks many of the basics such as sanitation, toilets, medical point, and a school for children, also it suffers severe shortage in number of tents, and the deterioration of its soil ground, where after days of heavy rain; the camp sank more than once, and its ground turned to pools and swamps, and the families suffered a lot because the water entered the tents and damaged them, while the only road to the outside of the camp was closed, which increased the burden of displacement. The camp’s residents need urgent assistance to ensure that they stay in this forgotten camp, given the economic conditions facing the citizens of unemployment, high prices, and the shortage and high prices of fuel and heating materials.” 

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