At least 417 people died, including 44 civilians, in the five days of offensive launched by Islamist factions backed by Türkiye in northwest Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
The NGO, whose headquarters are in the United Kingdom but which has a wide network of collaborators on the ground both in areas dominated by the insurgents and those dominated by Damascus, noted that among the civilian victims There are seven children and four women.
Likewise, 219 members of the Levant Liberation Organization died, islamist group who leads the coalition that began this offensive, as well as 137 soldiers from the Syrian Army, including four officers.
So far, neither party has offered a count of casualties in their ranks, although the Syrian Army has admitted that some of its soldiers were killed.
Throughout this day, Syria and Russia attacked different points in Idlib – the main opposition stronghold in the country – such as the province of Aleppo, including the capital of the same name.
The attacks of Damascus and Moscow They intensified to repel the advance of the Islamist insurgents, who began an offensive last Wednesday against the Government of Syrian President Bashar al Assad.
Two days ago, Islamist factions entered Aleppo, the second largest city in the country.
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