Syria’s Jisr al-Shughur witnesses displacement due to Russian air raids
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – During the past 24 hours, the city of Jisr al-Shughur west of Idlib, northwest Syria, witnessed intermittent displacement by residents of the city, heading to other areas due to the recent military escalation witnessed in the region.
Local sources from the city told North Press that over 50,000 civilians live in Jisr al-Shughur, from which more than 50 families have fled towards areas near border with Turkey north of Idlib or to others in Aleppo countryside.
Yesterday, Sunday, the Russian warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on the outskirts of the city of Idlib, and Jisr al-Shughur, Mount Arbaeen, Bazabur, and Benin in al-Zawiya Mountain south of Idlib, and the outskirts of the town of al-Kabina, north of Latakia.
The toll of the casualties of the Russian airstrikes that targeted a local bazar in Idlib has come up to 75, including children. The airstrikes are the first of their kind in three years.
The displacement wave came hours after the Russian airstrikes that targeted the city and a day after being shelled by the government forces with artillery and missiles.
Residents of Jisr al-Shughur, which is located between Hama, Latakia, and Idlib, and on the Aleppo-Latakia Highway (M4), voice concern over a new military operation by the government amid the recent military escalation.