Baladi - Coverage
The Russian warplanes supporting the regime, have not stopped to kill more Syrian citizens. The y were participating directly in the military operation on the Syrian territory.
The Russian air raids caused thousands of casualties and wounded in 31 months, since the 30th of September 2015, until the 30th of April 2018, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was able to document the death of 17356 civilians and fighters of the rebel and Islamic Factions, Hayyaat Tahrir al-Sham (al-Nusra Front formerly) and the “Islamic state” organization, who were killed by thousands of airstrikes which targeted several provinces of Syria.
And the casualties of 31 months of the Russian bombardment were:
– 1851 children under the age of eighteen, 1140 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 4723 males and young men.
– 4893 members of the “Islamic state” organization.
– 4749 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, Fath al-Sham Front, the Islamic Turkestan Party and fighters of Arab and foreign nationalities, according to the SOHR.
The Syrian Observatory also mentioned that Russia recently used the “Thermite” substance in their airstrikes, which is composed of aluminum powder and iron oxide, and causes burns because it continues to ignite for about 180 seconds.
it is a cluster incendiary bombs, its type is “RBK-500 ZAB 2.5 SM” which weighs about 500 kg (about 1100 pounds) dropped by the military aircrafts, and carry small sized bombs anti-individuals and anti-vehicles of the type ((AO 2.5 RTM)), between 50 -110 small sized bombs stuffed with “Thermite”, which outpour out of it when they explode, the range of this anti-individuals and anti-vehicles bombs is between 20-30 meters.
On the other hand, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented since the 20th October 2014 until the 30th of April 2018, more than 129567 raids at least, carried out by the warplanes and helicopter of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, where the helicopters bombed the Syrian Territory by more than 66739 barrel bombs, while the warplanes carried out 62828 raids at least.
This violent bombardment during the 42 months, has killed thousands and injured tens of thousands, in tens of massacres witnessed in the Syrian cities and areas, where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented since the 20th of October 2014 until the 30th of April 2018, the death of 12927 civilian citizens, they are 2953 children under the age of eighteen, 1961 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 8013 men, all were killed the bombardment by warplanes and helicopters, in addition to the killing, they have also injured more than 75000 other civilians, during 42 months, thousands of them have amputated limbs and permanent disabilities.
The raids, airstrikes and bombing also resulted in to the death of at least 7260 fighters from the rebel and Islamic factions.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights concluded by condemning the brutal military operation of Assad and Russia against Syrian citizens, and the silence of the international community. SOHR also called on the UNSC and the UN to work harder to stop the daily killing against the Syrian citizens who seek to reach a state of liberty, democracy, justice and equality, and to bring the criminals to the specialized international courts, so they get their punishment.
Source: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights