Military escalation | Woman injured as regime forces shell vicinity of Turkish checkpoint in Idlib

A woman was injured under heavy artillery shelling by the regime forces on Afis Village eastern of Idlib, while two shells landed on the training area in the Turkish checkpoint. However, no casualties were reported.

Since early 2024, SOHR has documented 331 operations in the “de-escalation zone,” including attacks by ground forces, infiltration operations, gunfire by snipers, bombardment, clashes and kamikaze drone attacks, which left 370 combatants and civilians dead. In addition, these operations left over 134 combatants, including a Turkish soldier, and 180 civilians, including eight women and 39 children, injured.

The fatalities can be distributed as follows:

39 civilians, including 15 children and four women.

231 members of regime forces, including 26 officers.

82 members of Hayyaat Tahrir Al-Sham.

Five members of “Ansar Al-Islam” faction.

Two members of “Jaysh Al-Nasr.”

Two members of “Jaysh Al-Ahrar.”

Three jihadists, including a jihadist of Turkish descent.

A member of “Al-Hamzah” Division.

Three members of “Al-Sham Corps.”

One member of the “Public Resistance” which operates under the banner of “Al-Fath Al-Mubin” operations room.

One member of the “Thowwar Al-Sham” Battalion which operates under the banner of “Al-Fath Al-Mubin” operations room.