Russia’s warplanes and government’s artillery target northwest Syria’s Idlib
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – On Sunday, the Russian warplanes renewed their air strikes on opposition-controlled areas in Idlib and Aleppo, northwest Syria, while the government forces continued their bombardment on the southern countryside of Idlib and west of Hama.
“The Russian warplanes targeted positions on the outskirts of the towns of Kansafra and al-Bara in Zawiya Mountain area, south of Idlib, with several air strikes,” military sources of the opposition factions told North Press.
“The Russian warplanes targeted the outskirts of the city of Darat Izza, west of Aleppo governorate, with four air strikes, which is the first time that these sites have been targeted, for months,” the sources added.
The Russian raids coincided with artillery shelling and missile bombardment of the government forces, stationed at the surrounding checkpoints, on the villages and towns of Kansafra, al-Fatira, Feleifel, Deir Sunbul, Benin and Sfuhun Zawiya Mountain.
The sources indicated that the forces, stationed in the Jurin Camp, bombed the villages and towns of Qleidin, Khirbet al-Naqous and al-Mansoura in the Ghab Plain, west of Hama, with heavy artillery shells.
The bombing caused significant material damage to more than 30 houses, without casualties reported, according to opposition sources.
Since June, areas in Idlib, Hama and Latakia have been bombed by government forces and Russian warplanes, resulting in dozens of deaths and injuries, including civilians.
The de-escalation zone in northwest Syria is subject to a Russian-Turkish ceasefire agreement signed in March 2020; however, the area witnesses frequent mutual bombardment despite the entry of the ceasefire into force.