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32 Syrians Killed in Shelling and Clashes, Drone Attacks on Russian and Government Air Bases

August 8, 2018 

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The following are news stories from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) website (http://www.syriahr.com/en/):

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After the repeated targeting for the main Russian base in Syria, drones target for the first time al-Shayrat airbase southeast of Homs

SOHR, 08/08/2018

Homs Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:

Several explosions shook the southeastern countryside of Homs after midnight of yesterday, they were caused by aerial attacks by drones that targeted al-Shayrat airbase, which is under the control of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them in the area, amid targeting by the air defenses for these drones, but no information yet about casualties, and this is the first time that al-Shayrat airbase goes under to attacks of this kind, where the drone attacks were concentrated on Hmeimim Airbase, the main base To Russia in Syria.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published yesterday that between the visit of one of the most prominent sponsors in Syria and between Sochi conference which complements the series of Astana meetings; rounds of alert and aerial attacks followed by calm prevail Hmeimim Airbase in Jableh area in the countryside of the coastal province of Latakia, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored calm in Hmeimim Airbase area, in conjunction with the round of “Astana 10”, which is taking place in the Russian city of Sochi, between delegations of the opposition and the regime and in the presence of the Russians, Iranians, and the Turks, which is considered a continuation of the calm of that has been prevailing the area since the 29th of July 2018, the date of the last aerial attack on Hmeimim Airbase.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented 17 attacks carried out through drones, some of which were able to target Hmeimim Airbase and cause material damage and destruction in equipment, but others failed as a result of the targeting by the air defenses that are responsible for the protection and security of the Airbase, and among the total number of attacks there are at least 13 attacks targeted the Airbase during July 2018, while the early targeting was on the 6th of January 2018, also missile shelling targeted the Airbase area in late December 2017 after the visit of Putin for the area on 11th of December 2017, during which he met the Russian officers supervising the military operations in Syria, and also met the Syrian president, and attending a military parade inside the Airbase.

Sources suggested that this calm in Hmeimim Airbase area is linked to the process of pushing Russia to the negotiating table, and securing a negotiable climate with better terms, even though the opposing factions did not claim responsibility of any aerial attack, despite the Russian accusations against opposition factions in Idlib and Latakia mountains, of carrying out these attack to destabilize and disperse the Russian Forces and to put them on successive alerts within the Airbase area, and within areas of presence of the Russian Forces in other areas.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights published on the 7th of April 2017 that Syrian Observatory for Human Rights was informed by local sources near Shayrat airbase that 2 Sukhoi warplanes were seen take-off from Shayrat airbase, where the 2 warplanes headed towards the eastern countryside of Homs and carried out strikes on areas controlled by the “Islamic State” organization in the eastern countryside of Homs, where the take-off of these warplanes is considered within the frame of working to respond to the US missile strikes that destroyed the airbase almost completely, also from al-Shayrat Airbase Bashar al-Assad’s warplanes were launched and carried out the airstrikes on Khan Shaykhun city in the southern countryside of Idlib, on the 4th of April 2017

This resulted in a massacre of 88 persons including 31 children under the age of eighteen and 21 women, the number of persons who were killed in the Black Tuesday’s Massacre in Khan Sheikhan, which left tens of casualties and some of whom are still suffering its side effects. It should be noted that the medical sources and the activists of the observatory have confirmed that one of the neighborhoods of Khan Shaykhun city was bombed with material believed to be gases which caused suffocation and other symptoms, like intense breathing secretion, iris shrinkage, pail, general spasm, and other symptoms appeared on the injured people.

Within the framework of military operations in the area, shelling and continuous clashes east and northeast of al-Suwaidaa desert

SOHR, 08/08/2018 2 minutes read

Al-Suwaidaa Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights:

Areas in the east and northeast of al-Suwaidaa desert are still witnessing clashes between members of the “Islamic State” organization against the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them and villager gunmen, accompanied by a renewed rocket shelling carried out by the latter on sites of the first, as part of the continuation of military operations by the regime forces in the area, which were launched on the evening of Sunday, the 5th of August 2018, and the regime forces aim through their operations to end the presence of the “Islamic State” organization in al-Suwaidaa desert, and the Syrian Observatory published yesterday that  it monitored that the fears of the families of the Al-Suwaidaa abductees is increasing, of a new reaction by the “Islamic State” organization, in regard with what happened today morning, Tuesday the 7th of August 2018, where gunmen loyal to the regime forces has executed a member of the organization after capturing him alive then they hung him in a square in Al-Suwaidaa city, hanged him and put the banner of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.

These fears for the lives of the abductees, came days after the organization had executed the first citizen within the 30 women, children, and boys who were kidnapped by the organization on the 25th of July 2018, then they were transported to al-Suwaidaa desert, were these fears were accompanied by the citizens’ resentment, against this execution which was carried out by gunmen loyal to the regime and the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, where the latter denied that it participated in carrying out this execution, and considered this action that it is not of the morals of the party’s forces”, and the Syrian Observatory monitored hours ago, that the loyalists and gunmen villagers of al-Suwaidaa executing a prisoner of the “Islamic State” organization, hours after capturing him during the clashes in the al-Suwaidaa Desert, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring hundreds of the citizens and members of the gunmen loyal to the regime hanging one of the prisoner over the one of the arches in al-Suwaidaa, and it is not known whether the captive was hanged when he was hung, or if he was executed by gunfire after capturing him alive and after that his body was hung, amid fears for the lives of abductees of the countryside of al-Suwaidaa who are detained by ISIS.

While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death of 4 members of the Syrian Nationalist Party loyal to the regime forces who were killed in the suicide attack that was carried out by members of the “Islamic State” organization in a point of them in the eastern desert of al-Suwaidaa to the east of Douma village, and in the same context, it rose to more than 16, the number of killed ISIS members -including a suicide bomber- since the beginning the military operations of the regime forces and militiamen loyal to them and the gunmen villagers in the eastern and northeastern desert of al-Suwaidaa, which began on Sunday night the 5th of August 2018, and since the launch of the operations more than 6 vehicles of  the “Islamic State” organization have been destroyed.

18 people were killed on August 7, 2018, including 3 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 11 persons were killed in different circumstances in several Syrian areas

It rose to 4, the number of those who joined yesterday the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution

SOHR, 07/08/2018 1 minute read

In Idlib province, the body of a female nurse who worked in Binnish Hospital was found beheaded in the northern countryside of Idlib, and the reasons and circumstances of her death are still unknown.

And in Hama province, a young man from Kafr Zita town in the northern countryside of Hama, died affected by the injury he had few days ago as a result of the explosion of a landmine while dismantling it in the town.

And in Deir Ezzor province, a citizen woman was killed due to shelling by the regime forces on areas in Al-Susah town in Deir Ezzor countryside.

And in Aleppo province, the body of a killed person was found in a water well at Hazwan area in the northeastern countryside of Aleppo.

Also, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the bodies of 3 persons who were killed by gunfire, and sources suggested to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights that they may have been killed by the “Islamic State” organization because they deal with oil trade with SDF, while the Syrian Observatory monitored in the 1st third of July 2018, finding the bodies of 4 people executed by the “Islamic State” organization in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzor; on charges of “selling oil to the Syria Democratic Forces”, where they were killed and their bodies were thrown in the area.

And 3 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed in shelling and clashes against ISIS and the factions.

And at least 4 fighters of ISIS and the factions of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and bombardment of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence.

14 people were killed on August 6, 2018, including 5 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 2 persons were killed in shelling on Deir Ezzor

It rose to 2, the number of those who joined yesterday the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution

SOHR, 06/08/2018 Less than a minute

In Deir Ezzor province, 2 citizens were killed as a result of shelling by the regime forces of ISIS controlled areas in the east of the Euphrates River.

While the “Islamic State” organization executed a citizen in the desert of Deir Ezzor, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; the organization has executed a man in Al-Wark area west of Hmimeh, on charge of “bottling water for the regime forces in the area”.

The SOHR also monitored the death of a member of the National Defense Forces in Al-Mayadin city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, after being shot by members of the Palestinian Liwa al-Quds loyal to the regime forces

And 4 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed in shelling and clashes against ISIS and the factions.

And at least 6 fighters of ISIS and the factions of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and bombardment of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence.

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The following are news stories from the US Department of Defense website (http://www.defense.gov/News) :

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Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve Monthly Civilian Casualty Report

By CJTF-OIR PAO

July 26, 2018 — SOUTHWEST ASIA --

The Coalition has worked by, with and through partners since 2014 to defeat Daesh (ISIS) in designated parts of Iraq and Syria.

The Coalition conducted a total of 29,826 strikes between August 2014 and end of June 2018. During this period, based on information available, CJTF-OIR assesses at least 1059 civilians have been unintentionally killed by Coalition strikes since the start of Operation Inherent Resolve.

http://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/NEWS-ARTICLES/News-Article-View/Article/1584728/combined-joint-task-force-operation-inherent-resolve-monthly-civilian-casualty/

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