Idlib province, Sept. 12, 2016 – the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says that Syrian regime warplanes bombed areas in the outskirts of Kansafra in the countryside of Idlib, no information about casualties yet.
In Latakia province, The Observatory reports that airstrikes renewed on the northern countryside of Latakia, targeting areas in Kabani town and its vicinity in Jabal al-Akrad, where the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them and Soqur al-Sahraa forces are trying since yesterday to push in to the area in order to regain control of the strategic town. The clashes were accompanied with shelling exchanged between both parties that killed several fighters and members of both parties, including the commander of a group within the ranks of al-Fatimiyyin Brigade.
Meanwhile in Idlib city, Syrian regime heavy bombardments killed dozens including 13 women and 13 children according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
A wounded man and a boy walk away as others help a victim at the scene of a reported air strike on the rebel-held northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on September 10, 2016
The strikes hit several areas in the rebel-held city, including a market where shoppers were buying goods ahead of the first day of Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on Monday.
The UK’s special representative for Syria Gareth Bayley called the attacks “barbaric.”
“Bring on the #SyriaCeasefire,” he tweeted on Sunday.
Another 12 civilians were killed in unidentified strikes on several neighbourhoods of Aleppo city, and 18 people died in bombardment of other parts of Aleppo province, the Observatory said.
“We hope there will be a ceasefire so that civilians can get a break. The shelling goes on night and day, there are targeted killings, besieged cities,” said Abu Abdullah, who lives in Aleppo’s rebel-held east.
“Civilians have no hope anymore.”
– Opposition considers deal –
Syria’s main opposition group the High Negotiations Committee — which brings together political dissidents with armed rebel factions — had yet to formally respond.
Leading rebel figure Mohammad Alloush on Sunday said the agreement was “still being studied.”
HNC member Bassma Kodmani told AFP on Saturday that her group “cautiously welcomed” the deal but was sceptical that Damascus would comply.
The agreement was reached after marathon talks by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva.
It would see fighting and indiscriminate air attacks halt across the country starting at sundown on Monday for a period of 48 hours, which could then be renewed.
To get aid into the battered second city of Aleppo, a “demilitarised zone” would be established around the Castello Road into the city.
If the ceasefire holds for one week, the US and Russia could start joint operations against jihadists from the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda’s former Syrian affiliate.