Russia killing Syrian Civilians under the sight of the world

Macro Media Center – Mohamed Karkas

Translateb by: Zahraa al-Holami

Many massacres committed by Russian airstrikes against the civilians in Idlib and Hama. The world and the UN stand silently about killing the innocent people and destruction of the urban areas and infrastructures such as hospitals, medical points, schools, and bakeries.

Russian and regime airstrikes are the main reason behind of hundreds of thousands of civilians displacement from their towns and cities in Idlib southern and eastern countryside, in addition to Hama northern and western countryside towards the Syrian-Turkish borders.

More than 20 cities and villages have been destroyed completely in Idlib southeastern countryside and Hama northern and western countryside because of the Russian airstrikes, like: Khan Sheikhun, Kafr Zeita, Latmana, Hbit, Abdin, Kafrsajna, Zakat, Arbaine, Madayah, Nqeir, Arynba, Rakaya Sijneh, Um Zeituna, Eastern Huweiz, Hawash, Beit Al-Ras, Midan Ghazal, Upper Hweijeh, Horta, and Skik. Russian backed militias and Assad regime forces gained control over 8 villages: Hbit – Tel Sakher – Zakat – Arbaine – Eastern Huweiz – Madayah – Abdin – Skik – Um Zeituna.

Scorched earth Russian policy:

Every military campaign targeted the liberated areas, Russia begins to observe cities and towns by reconnaissance planes (UAVs), then Russian aircraft launch airstrikes targeting vital facilities, such as hospitals, medical points, water stations, Civil Defense Centers, ambulance systems, schools, and public utilities.

Also, the bombardment targeting the urban areas and the marketplaces In addition to cities centers which are crowded. Many airstrikes targeted the IDPs gatherings and camps who were displaced because of the airstrikes and the clashes between the revolutionary factions and Assad regime forces backed by Russians, people fled from their homes because of the fear of murder when the regime gained control over their towns.

The Russian UAVs observe the displaced people movement on the highways roads (M5 & M4) and sub-roads which used by civilians as a safe way for them, Russian and regime airstrikes targeted many times the people who are moving through these roads, especially the highway (M5) between Khan Sheikhun and Ma’rrat al-Nu’man in southern Idlib countryside in addition to the roads in Kafr Zeita and Latmana northern Hama countryside.

The Russian massacres in Idlib province:

In each day of the three and a half months of the continued military campaign on Idlib, Hama, and Latakia countryside, Russian aircraft committing new massacres against civilians targeting the marketplaces, IDPs camps and their gatherings in the cities of displacement.

The most brutal massacres were in Ma’rrat al-Nu’man city in southern Idlib countryside, on 22-July-2019, when Russian aircraft targeted the Marketplace in the city center with Interstitial missile, the airstrikes killed at least 44 civilians, 8 of them children and 6 women.

On 16-08-2019, Another massacre committed by the Russian aircraft in Has town near Ma’rrat al-Nu’man city in southern Idlib countryside. Russian airstrikes targeted civilians residence in the town, dedicated for the IDPs from Hama countryside. The airstrike killed at least18 civilians, 8 of them children and an embryo, and 4 women.

Dozens of massacres have preceded the two mentioned massacres above. Russian aircraft bombarded many cities like Khan Sheikhun, Ma’rrat al-Nu’man, Jisr al-Shughour, Kafranbel, Kafr Zeita, Latmana and many towns like Tabysh, Heish, Karfuma, Madayah, and Kafrsajna، killed dozens of civilian, in addition to paramedics, civil defense volunteers, and teachers. Most of the areas targeted by Interstitial missile and high explosive missiles which occurred destruction of civilian property.