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| 4 ammunition depots and 65 militants die in Idlib zone in Syria | |||
| 2023-06-27 | |||
| Direct Translation via Google Translate Edited. [Regnum] Russian aircraft hit the objects of illegal armed groups in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria, Rear Admiral Oleg Gurinov, deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in Syria, told reporters . He clarified that during the strike, four militant control points, as well as four warehouses with weapons and ammunition, were destroyed. In addition, the Russian military was able to eliminate 65 terrorists. The rear admiral noted that this strike was a response to an attack staged by militants on June 23 in the province of Latakia using an unmanned aerial vehicle. Gurinov recalled that as a result of this attack on the village of Kardakh, a local resident was killed and a child was injured. The deputy head of the center called on illegal armed groups to stop shelling the positions of government forces and civilian infrastructure in Syria. The rear admiral warned that Russian aircraft would continue to deliver precision strikes in the event of further attacks from militants. As IA Regnum reported , in May, one of the leaders of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation), Abu Maria al-Qahtani, threatened that his militants would focus on confrontation with Iran and Russia , since they act in as allies of the Syrian government. This group controls the Syrian Idlib. On June 23, Oleg Gurinov said that American fighters activated the weapons system twice a day when approaching aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces, which were making planned flights near the borders of Syria. He added that the US-led international coalition is systematically purposefully and flagrantly violating the deconflict protocols and the bilateral Memorandum on Flight Safety over Syrian Territory.
At least nine civilians, including two children, were among the dead, with most killed at a fruit and vegetable market in Jisr al-Shugur in the Idlib region. "These Russian strikes are the deadliest in Syria this year and amount to a massacre," said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Russian forces which back President Bashar al-Assad's regime were responding to rebel drone strikes over the past week that killed four civilians including two children, according to the Observatory. The Syrian Defense Ministry said in a statement Sunday evening that its armed forces had "cooperated" with the Russian air force in retaliation for attacks over the past few days that killed civilians in Hama and Latakia provinces. The operation targeted "terrorist positions" in Idlib province, killing dozens and destroying arms depots and drones, said the statement carried by Syria's official news agency SANA. Six civilians died in Jisr al-Shughur and three rebel fighters were killed nearby by Russian air strikes, said Abdel Rahman, whose group relies on a network of sources inside Syria. Another three civilians, including two children, and one rebel fighter were killed in a strike on the outskirts of Idlib city, said Abdel Rahman. That fighter was a member of the Turkistan Islamic Party, a Uyghur-dominated jihadist group,
At least 30 civilians were wounded in Sunday's strikes, said Abdel Rahman, who added that the death toll was likely to rise.
A medical source told North Press that as a result of the Russian airstrikes on the city of Jisr al-Shugur, west of Idlib on Sunday, 10 people were killed and 65 others were wounded including children. The source said that the injured were taken to Idlib and Bab al-Hawa hospitals. Yesterday, Sunday, the Russian warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of the city of Idlib, and the city of Jisr al-Shughur, Mount Arbaeen, Bazabur, and Binin in al-Zawiya Mountain, and the outskirts of the town of al-Kabina, north of Latakia. This military escalation by Russia against northwestern Syria is the first of its kind in about three years, with Russian warplanes launching more than 25 airstrikes since mid-June, leaving casualties among civilians. Related: Abu Maria al-Qahtani: 2023-06-12 HTS hands over Saudi jihadist to Turkish intelligence Abu Maria al-Qahtani: 2023-05-27 Washington opens a terrorist second front against Russia Abu Maria al-Qahtani: 2023-04-05 HTS arrests seven people including a woman in the north of Idlib, northwest Syria, after al-Qaeda leader was killed | |||
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