Civilians killed as Russia pursues scorched earth policy in Idlib countryside

The warplanes bombed on Monday morning Fatterah and Kawkabeh village in Idlib countryside, killing five civilians.

Russian warplanes continue their scorched earth policy against civilians and civilians, according to Orient correspondent.

White Helmets volunteers worked hard to rescue civilians from under the rubble of destroyed buildings in the aftermath of the airstrikes.

On Monday, Russian warplanes and Assad artillery shells bombed several villages and towns in Idlib and Aleppo countryside, including Kansafra, al-Bara Balyun and Darat Izza, killing two civilians and injuring 14m others.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights SNHR documented in its report released on (January 1) 43 massacres committed by Assad regime's militias and 22 massacres committed by Russian forces in 2019.

The report documented the deaths of 3,364 civilians in 2019, including 842 children and 486 women at the hands of the perpetrator parties to the conflict in Syria, including 234 in December.