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63 Syrians Killed in a US-Led Air Strike on Susah, Scores Killed in Various Cities, in the Non-Ending War of Destruction October 23, 2018 Editor's Note: The following news stories are just examples of the daily horrors of war in Syria. Readers can find more detailed daily news stories at the sources below as well as many other sources in the internet.
The following are news stories from the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) website (http://www.syriahr.com/en/): *** US-Led Coalition Strikes Facilities Used by Daesh (ISIS) Release No: 18-100 Oct. 22, 2018 US Central Command, October 22, 2018 Release # 20181022-01 SOUTHWEST ASIA - On Oct. 22 a Coalition strike destroyed several buildings used by Daesh (ISIS) to launch attacks against Syrian Democratic Force partners in As Susah, Syria. One of those facilities used by Daesh was a mosque that was being used as a defensive fighting position and command center. The strike killed several Daesh as they were actively firing on coalition partner forces, which eliminated another Daesh capability from the battlefield. As the second coalition strike on an active Daesh fighting position originating from a mosque in less than a week, Daesh demonstrates desperation and the willingness to misuse protected structures to launch military attacks against SDF and Coalition forces. *** October 17: Operation Roundup targets ISIS remnants Release No: 18-098 Oct. 17, 2018
Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve and its
partners continue to pursue the lasting defeat of ISIS in designated
parts of Iraq and Syria. *** Human casualties in al-Susah massacres in raids of the International Coalition increase to 63 SOHR, 21/10/2018 Deir Ezzor Province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the increase of number of casualties, as a result of the bombing that was carried out by the International Coalition warplanes on al-Susah town in the last enclave of the “Islamic State” Organization on the eastern banks of Euphrates River, and in the details monitored by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: it rose to 63 at least, the number of people who were killed of civilians and members of the “Islamic State” Organization; who were killed on the 18th and 19th of October 2018, the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 18 civilians of families of Iraqi members including 7 children and 4 citizen women, the number of people killed in the aerial bombardment that targeted a mosque and a house adjacent to it in al-Susah town on Thursday, the 18th of October 2018, in addition to 11 members of the Organization were killed in the same targeting, while 23 civilians including 3 children were killed, they are 6 Syrians and the rest of them are Iraqis on the 19th of October 2018, as a result of the strikes that targeted a Koranic school and surrounding houses in al-Susah town, while 11 ISIS members were killed in the same strikes, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation. Also the violent clashes continue between the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition against members of the “Islamic State” organization of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities, in areas within the last enclave of the Organization in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, accompanied by ground and air exchange of shelling and targeting, and information about new casualties, after the Syrian Observatory published Saturday evening that areas in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor are witnessing continued violent clashes between the members of the “Islamic State” organization of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition, where the clashes are concentrated within ISIS last remaining enclave in the east of the Euphrates River, with exchange of counterattacks in the past few hours in an attempt by the organization to recover the areas it lost along 5 km in the past 48 hours from the front of Al-Baghuz to the front of Hajin, while the SDF try to maintain the areas they advanced into under a cover of intensive and violent aerial bombardment by the International Coalition’s warplanes, also the Coalition’s warplanes are continuing to target the controlled areas of the organization every now and then, amid information about the fall of more human losses in the ranks of the both parties *** 29 people were killed, October 20, 2018, including 2 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 23 persons were killed in different circumstances in several Syrian areas It rose to 5 persons including 4 fighters, the number of those who joined yesterday the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution 21/10/2018 1 minute read In Aleppo province, 4 members of the rebel and Islamic factions, were killed during the violent clashes against the gunmen loyal to the regime forces since after midnight of Friday- Saturday which lasted until dawn of today, in areas at the villages of Mar’anaz and Malkiyyeh in the northern countryside of Aleppo. And in Idlib province, a 10-year-old boy was killed, as a result of the explosion of an unexploded bomb of the remnants of an earlier shelling on the northern alley of Jisr Al-Shughur city in the western countryside of Idlib. While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored yesterday night that unknown gunmen abducted a displaced man in Sarmin town east of Idlib city, where he was found dead this morning and his body was thrown south of the town. Also, it rose to at least 63, the number of casualties of citizens and members of the “Islamic State” organization, who were killed on the 18th and 19th of October 2018, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the death of 18 Iraqi citizens of the families of the organization including 7 children and 4 women, who were killed in the bombardment which targeted a mosque and a house in Al-Susah town, on the 18th of October 2018, in addition to the death of 11 members of the organization who were killed in the same strikes, while 23 citizens (6 citizens of them are Syrians and the rest are Iraqis) including 3 children, were killed on the 19th of October 2018, as a result of strikes that targeted an institution for Quran memorization drill and houses in its vicinity in Al-Susah town, while 11 members of the organization were killed in the same strikes, and the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured cases in serious conditions. And 2 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed as a result of the shelling and clashes with the “Islamic State” organization and the factions. And at least 4 members of the “Islamic State” organization and the factions of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and shelling of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence. *** 13 people were killed, on October 21, 2018, including 5 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 5 persons were killed in different circumstances in several Syrian areas It rose to 2, the number of those who joined yesterday the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution SOHR, 22/10/2018 In Idlib province, 2 citizens one of them is an 8-year-old kid were killed due to an explosion in a car at al-Qosur neighborhood in Idlib city. Also, the Syrian Observatory monitored that unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle, shot a displaced person in Zardana town in the northern countryside of Idlib, which killed him instantly. And 2 fighters one of them is of a non-Syrian nationality, were killed due to an explosion in a car at al-Qosur neighborhood in Idlib city. And 5 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed as a result of the shelling and clashes with the “Islamic State” organization and the factions. And at least 3 members of the “Islamic State” organization and the factions of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and shelling of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence. 29 people were killed yesterday including 2 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen, and 23 persons were killed in different circumstances in several Syrian areas It rose to 5 persons including 4 fighters, the number of those who joined, on October 20, 2018, the convoy of martyrs of the Syrian revolution SOHR, 21/10/2018 In Aleppo province, 4 members of the rebel and Islamic factions, were killed during the violent clashes against the gunmen loyal to the regime forces since after midnight of Friday- Saturday which lasted until dawn of today, in areas at the villages of Mar’anaz and Malkiyyeh in the northern countryside of Aleppo. And in Idlib province, a 10-year-old boy was killed, as a result of the explosion of an unexploded bomb of the remnants of an earlier shelling on the northern alley of Jisr Al-Shughur city in the western countryside of Idlib. While the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored yesterday night that unknown gunmen abducted a displaced man in Sarmin town east of Idlib city, where he was found dead this morning and his body was thrown south of the town. Also, it rose to at least 63, the number of casualties of citizens and members of the “Islamic State” organization, who were killed on the 18th and 19th of October 2018, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the death of 18 Iraqi citizens of the families of the organization including 7 children and 4 women, who were killed in the bombardment which targeted a mosque and a house in Al-Susah town, on the 18th of October 2018, in addition to the death of 11 members of the organization who were killed in the same strikes, while 23 citizens (6 citizens of them are Syrians and the rest are Iraqis) including 3 children, were killed on the 19th of October 2018, as a result of strikes that targeted an institution for Quran memorization drill and houses in its vicinity in Al-Susah town, while 11 members of the organization were killed in the same strikes, and the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured cases in serious conditions. And 2 members of the regime forces and their allied militiamen were killed as a result of the shelling and clashes with the “Islamic State” organization and the factions. And at least 4 members of the “Islamic State” organization and the factions of non-Syrian nationalities were killed in clashes and shelling of warplanes and helicopters and shelling on their areas of presence. *** After they advanced in Al-Susah with the support of the Coalition… violent clashes continue between SDF and ISIS in areas in the east of the Euphrates SOHR, 22/10/2018 Deir Ezzor Province – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored clashes that took place in Al-Bohasan Desert on the western banks of the Euphrates River, between the regime forces and gunmen loyal to them of Syrian and non-Syrian nationalities against the “Islamic State” organization, accompanied by exchange of targeting, amid information about the fall of human losses in the ranks of the both parties. In the same context, and on the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, the violent clashes are still continuing in several areas in the eastern sector of Deir Ezzor countryside, between the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition against the “Islamic State” organization, while the violent clashes are continuing in the areas of Al-Baghuz and Al-Susah within ISIS last enclave in the area, where the SDF are seeking to hold their control in the positions and posts they advanced into in Al-Susah town, while the organization fights desperately to recover what it lost, and the clashes are accompanied by rocket shelling as well as bombardment by the International Coalition’s warplanes, on the organization’s positions every now and then, amid information about more human losses in the ranks of the both parties. And the Syrian Observatory published hours ago, that it monitored that the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition are continuing their military operations, against ISIS last enclave in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, hours after they were stopped due to the fogs and bad weather and the reliable sources confirmed that as soon as the weather had got better, the SDF resumed their attack in a renewed attempt to end the presence of the organization that fights desperately to defend its last presence in the east of the Euphrates, and the SOHR monitored violent clashes between the both parties in Al-Susah town and its outskirts, at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, amid advancement by the SDF in the town, where they took the control of parts of it, and the sources confirmed that hit-and-run clashes are taking place in the area, where the SDF are not able so far to hold their control over the areas they have advanced into, amid confirmed information about casualties and wounded in the ranks of the both parties. The sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that the Syria Democratic Forces in Al-Baghuz area, its vicinity and the rest areas of ISIS last enclave in the east of the Euphrates, face difficulties in holding their control, as a result of the booby trapped vehicles, snipers and the heavily-planted mines, where they are sometimes forced to withdraw as it is difficult for them to hold their control, the SOHR also documented on Thursday and Friday, that the International Coalition’s warplanes carried out 2 massacres in Al-Susah town in the last enclave left under the control of the organization at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, and in the details monitored by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights; it rose to at least 63, the number of casualties of citizens and members of the “Islamic State” organization, who were killed on the 18th and 19th of October 2018, where the Syrian Observatory monitored the death of 18 Iraqi citizens of the families of the organization including 7 children and 4 women, who were killed in the bombardment which targeted a mosque and a house in Al-Susah town, on the 18th of October 2018, in addition to the death of 11 members of the organization who were killed in the same strikes, while 23 citizens (6 citizens of them are Syrians and the rest are Iraqis) including 3 children, were killed on the 19th of October 2018, as a result of strikes that targeted an institution for Quran memorization drill and houses in its vicinity in Al-Susah town, while 11 members of the organization were killed in the same strikes, and the death toll is expected to increase due to the presence of injured cases in serious conditions. Also, the Syrian Observatory published today, Monday the 22nd of October 2018, that it monitored a calm in the last enclave of the “Islamic State” Organization at the eastern banks of Euphrates River, and in the details obtained by the Syrian Observatory: the calm has been imposing itself since the evening of the 21st of October 2018, at the eastern banks of Euphrates River in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the sources confirmed that the calm includes shelling and clashes between the “Islamic State” organization against the Syria Democratic Forces supported by the International Coalition, in areas at the contact lines between both parties in the vicinity and outskirts of the last enclave of the Organization east of Euphrates, while the area is witnessing bad weather conditions, and the sources confirmed that the aforementioned area may witness the return of clashes and bombardments at any moment; because the fog is forming in the area, amid fears of new counterattacks by the “Islamic State” Organization on the area, this calm comes after 42 days of military operations that started on the 10th of October 2018, where the Syrian Observatory monitored violent clashes, the most violent of which were what the area witnessed in the last two weeks, as a result of the bad weather conditions and the sandstorm which was exploited by the “Islamic State” organization, where it carried out counter and violent attacks that killed members of both parties, and after which about 300 persons of 130 families were abducted, including at least 90 women of different nationalities, the majority of whom are nationalities of the former Soviet Union whose fate is still unknown, where the organization separated the women from the rest of the abductees, amid fears for their lives of executions that may be carried out individually or collectively by ISIS, and the abduction took place from al-Bahra camp, where the Syrian Observatory previously monitored the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition moving tens of people and families to al-Bahra camp, which consists of tens of tents in the countryside of Hajin town, where it was established by SDF and the Coalition with the purpose of sheltering displaced families in addition to families of members of the “Islamic State” organization. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitored the fall of more casualties of the Syria Democratic Forces and the “Islamic State” organization, where the Syrian Observatory documented since the outbreak of clashes in the eastern Euphrates on the 10th of September 2018, the death of 232 at least, one of them was a field commander of Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syria Democratic Forces, they were killed in clash against ISIS, and at least 419 fighters and commanders of the “Islamic State” Organization, they were killed in the clashes and the strikes of the International Coalition and SDF since the start of the military operations on the 10th of September 2018, and the death toll is expected to rise because there are some people in critical situation, also the Syrian Observatory documented the death of 2 girls in shelling by SDF on the ISIS-enclave, and 5 citizens were killed in bombing by the International Coalition on the same enclave, in addition to 41 A civilians including 10 children and 4 citizen women, were killed in airstrikes by the International Coalition on a mosque and Koranic institute in al-Susah town within ISIS-enclave at the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the majority of whom are Iraqi nationals including families of members of the “Islamic State” organization. Intersected sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that forces of Deir Ezzor Military Council of the Syria Democratic Forces; are positioning in the first lines in the confrontation of the “Islamic State” Organization, after the withdrawal of YPG and replacing them by al-Sh’aytat and then the withdrawal of the latter, and that’s when Deir Ezzor Military Council positioned on the contact lines with the ISIS-controlled enclave, which planted the enclave with mines intensely, including the laser mines that strained the attacking and advancing forces and caused significant casualties, where the sources confirmed that the mines and their sensitivity and intensity in the last enclave of the Organization have injuring tens of fighters of varying severity and caused amputations for some of them, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from several reliable sources that tens of members of the “Islamic State” Organization have infiltrated from the last enclave of ISIS east of Euphrates to the western bank of the river, where the areas there are controlled by the regime forces, the Iranian forces, and their loyal gunmen, and that they are monitored and tolerated by the International Coalition Forces who are attacking the last enclave of the Organization, while the Syrian Observatory monitored the Syria Democratic Forces and the International Coalition transferring tens of people and families to al-Bahra camp, which consists of tens of tents in the countryside of the Hajin town, which was established by SDF and the Coalition to accommodate the displaced families and families of members of the “Islamic State” Organization, where it is expected for the displaced people to be accommodated in the camp in the next few days, also the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights obtained information from reliable sources who confirmed that more than 100 members of the internal Kurdish security forces “Asayish”; went to Hajin town and around it; to hold the control of points in the area after the advancement of the Syria Democratic Forces there. The Syrian Observatory published previously that the prisons of the organization in its last enclave at the eastern banks of the Euphrates River, still contain hundreds of prisoners distributed in Hajin and Al-Shaafa, where there are 2 prisons in Al-Shaafa containing more than 1350 prisoners including members of the organization mostly of foreign nationalities with various charges such as security charges, and in Hajin town, there are about 800 prisoners accused of various charges, and the Syrian Observatory published previously, that it learned from reliable sources, that the Coalition Forces continue their intelligence search for a major tunnel in Hajin area, where the sources confirmed to the Syrian Observatory that the French Forces in particular have obtained incomplete information about a tunnel for the organization in Hajin area, which is about 8 km long and the cars and vehicles can go through it, where the French Forces are trying to get full information about the tunnel and its location, so that the International Coalition can start the military operation, also obtained information from reliable sources reported that there are more than 65 first-rank commanders of the “Islamic State” organization in Hajin town in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor, the majority of them are of Iraqi nationality in addition to foreign nationalities. *** 4 years of killing and destruction, about 20600 casualties, about 5000 children and citizen women, and about 140000 raids and barrels by regime’s planes caused great destruction SOHR, 20/10/2018 More than 1460 days in 48 months during full 4 consecutive years, witnessed an escalation of shelling by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, these helicopters and warplanes which began a major transformation since October 2014, through a significant escalation in operations that focused mainly on killing and destruction, where the Syrian Observatory has been monitoring the destruction for 4 consecutive years of most of the cities, towns, villages, neighborhoods, and areas that were out of regime’s control and their allies, in stages preceding the intervention of the Russian planes and coincided with their intervention, where the bombardment by tens of thousands of barrel bombs and raids, and caused significant destruction in the infrastructure, of public utilities and property of citizens, and caused human casualties that increased with every new killing or massacre, and at the beginning; this killing was not halted by neither international, regional nor local resolutions, but by political and military deals instead, where the Russians were the guarantors and godfathers of their progress along with other regional and international parties involved in sharing the country. Where the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented since the 20th of October 2014 until the 20th of October 2018, more than 139887 airstrikes by warplanes and helicopters of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime, where the helicopters dropped more than 69275 barrel bombs, while the warplanes carry out at least 70612air raids. This ongoing violent shelling resulted in the fall of more casualties and wounded, in which the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented in 48 months since the 20th of October 2014, until today the 20th of October 2018, the death of 13016 citizens, they are 2980 children under the age of eighteen, 1974 citizen women over the age of eighteen, and 8062 men, in addition to the injury of about 79 thousand citizens, the number of people documented by Syrian Observatory for Human Rights of who were killed and injured by bombing and shelling by regime’s warplanes and helicopters in 48 months, in which thousands of them have amputated limbs and permanent disabilities. Also 7569 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, Fateh Al-Sham front, the “Islamic State” organization, the Islamic Turkestani Party and other factions have been killed, and thousand others have been injured. Thus, the number of the civilian casualties who have been killed by raids by the warplanes and the helicopters of al-Assad’s regime since the start of the Syrian Revolution in March 2011, until today the 20th of October 2018, has increased to 25578 citizens; they are 16194 men, 5741 children under the age of eighteen and 3643 citizen women over the age of eighteen. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documented the death toll each year since 2014: The 1st year since the 20th of October 2014 until the 20th of October 2015: 6317 civilians, they are 1334 children under the age of eighteen, 899 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 4084 men and young men, in addition to the injury of about 33 thousand other citizens, and 3378 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, the “Jihadi” factions, and the “Islamic State” organization. The 2nd year since the 20th of October 2015 until the 20th of October 2016: 3391 civilians, they are 775 children under the age of eighteen, 498 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 2118 men, in addition to the injury of about 21 thousand other citizens, and 2334 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, the “Jihadi” factions, and the “Islamic State” organization. The 3rd year since the 20th of October 2016 until the 20th of October 2017: 1784 civilians, they are 431 children under the age of eighteen, 324 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 1029 men, in addition to the injury of about 15 thousand other citizens, and 1178 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, the “Jihadi” factions, and the “Islamic State” organization. The 4th year since the 20th of October 2017 until the 20th of October 2018: 1524 civilians, they are 440 children under the age of eighteen, 253 citizen women over the age of eighteen and 831 men, in addition to the injury of about 10 thousand other citizens, and 679 fighters of the rebel and Islamic factions, the “Jihadi” factions, and the “Islamic State” organization. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and through publishing the documented statistics of human losses, which the civilian Syrians are their main victims due to the military operations in Syria, in addition to documenting the war crimes and the crimes against humanity which are continuously committed in Syria, we are also seeking to send a message to the international community, carried through the cries and pain of the Syrian people, perhaps these shocking statistics, cries and pain may move the conscience of this community to act for the immediate sopping of the ongoing murders against the Syrian citizens, and to bring the criminals to the specialized international courts, so they get their punishment. *** Share the link of this article with your facebook friendsFair Use Notice This site contains copyrighted material the
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