In a new violation of the de-escalation agreement in northern Syria; Syrian regime forces bombed residential areas west of Aleppo Governorate, killing seven civilians and wounding five others.
On Sunday, the Syrian regime army and its affiliated armed groups launched artillery and missile bombardments on the Darat Azza district and Abzimo village.
According to the Civil Defence (White Helmets); five civilians were killed and five others were injured in Darat Azza, while two civilians were proclaimed dead in Abzimo village.
Along the same line, the regime army attacked Idlib, wounding 15 civilians.
In May 2017, Turkey, Russia, and Iran announced an agreement to establish a “de-escalation zone” in Idlib and parts of the countryside of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia, as part of the Astana meetings on Syria.
However, the Syrian regime forces and their supporters continued to attack the area from time to time, despite the ceasefire agreement signed on March 5, 2020.
A civil war began in Syria on March 18, 2011, after the Syrian regime launched a fierce crackdown on protests condemning human rights violations in the country.
Meanwhile, millions of displaced people are currently living in camps in north and northwest Syria, as they fled the regime’s bombing of their villages, towns, and cities.
International humanitarian law prohibits targeting civilians and subjecting them to attack, whether a group or individuals and stresses respect for their lives, their physical and mental integrity, and their protection and humane treatment.
These serious human rights violations require urgent international intervention to hold those responsible to justice and provide protection to civilians during conflicts.
