{"id":4746,"date":"2024-01-07T20:41:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T20:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=4746"},"modified":"2024-01-07T20:43:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-07T20:43:05","slug":"tragedy-unfolds-civilian-casualties-surge-as-assads-forces-target-idlib-with-prohibited-munitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2024\/01\/07\/tragedy-unfolds-civilian-casualties-surge-as-assads-forces-target-idlib-with-prohibited-munitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tragedy Unfolds: Civilian Casualties Surge as Assad&#8217;s Forces Target Idlib with Prohibited Munitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that on Sunday, 5 civilians, including two children, were injured in an artillery bombardment by regime forces targeting the historic Grand Mosque and the market area near the high school in the town of Saraqib, east of the city of Idlib, which is controlled by the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The residents of the Syrian city experienced a state of panic after being targeted with a number of rockets, accompanied by the wailing sounds of alarms and the sirens of ambulances.<\/p>\n<p>Activists confirmed that the bombardment involved internationally prohibited cluster munitions, as shown in circulated video clips.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0625\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0628\u0642\u0635\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u062f \u0648\u0631\u0648\u0633\u064a\u0627 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0625\u062f\u0644\u0628 \u0645\u0633\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645\u060c \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0635\u0641 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0646\u0642\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0631\u0645\u0629 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0627\u064b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p1Q8hBFh9C\">pic.twitter.com\/p1Q8hBFh9C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0642\u062a\u064a\u0628\u0629 \u064a\u0627\u0633\u064a\u0646 (@k7ybnd99) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/k7ybnd99\/status\/1744058726321946776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Assad&#8217;s air force targets the city of Idlib with cluster rockets<\/h3>\n<p>Cluster bombs are non-traditional internationally banned weapons, consisting of a container that releases a large number of smaller bomblets in the air, used to attack various targets such as armored vehicles, individuals, or to start fires.<\/p>\n<p>One video captured by &#8220;Watan&#8221; showed an injured person in a health center with visible welts on his back from the internationally prohibited cluster bombs. Doctors were seen attempting to assist and treat him, addressing the injuries, including a head wound bleeding profusely.<\/p>\n<p>In another scene, a civilian was seen cleaning up debris from the bombing on the balcony of a damaged house.<\/p>\n<p>Ambulances were observed in another scene, with paramedics rushing to assist the injured in the streets. A voice could be heard saying, &#8220;Move, guys, in the strike,&#8221; indicating anticipation of another airstrike by Assad&#8217;s forces following each attack.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-fwtsg-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-fwtsg-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-11\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9fa2c267-c469-426f-a416-c93727340d0c\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<h3>Horrifying scenes of the victims after the bombardment were captured in a video<\/h3>\n<p>In another video clip, a young girl with her head bandaged was seen sitting on a medical bed, trembling with fear and cold, crying intensely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0637\u0641\u0644\u0629 \u0645\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0629 \u0646\u062a\u064a\u062c\u0629 \u0642\u0635\u0641 \u0639\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062f \u0648 \u0627\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0625\u062f\u0644\u0628 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0642\u0644\u064a\u0644 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qs7jgnhejH\">pic.twitter.com\/Qs7jgnhejH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0647 (@Omar_Madaniah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Omar_Madaniah\/status\/1744045418596479090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A third video documented the moment of the Syrians&#8217; bombardment with internationally prohibited phosphorus rockets by the Assad regime and Iran-backed militias, according to the publishers. A white smoke cloud was visible filling the airspace.<\/p>\n<p>In the distance, the signs of the cluster munition attack were evident. In the background of the video, next to a parked red car, a person could be heard repeatedly saying, &#8220;There is no god but Allah, please, Lord.&#8221; Questions were raised about the burning of an unidentified body. The video also captured the sounds of screams and calls for help near the targeted area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0644\u062d\u0638\u0629 \u0642\u0635\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062f\u064a\u0646\u0629 \u0625\u062f\u0644\u0628 \u0628\u0635\u0648\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0633\u0641\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062d\u0631\u0645\u0629 \u062f\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0627\u064b \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0639\u0635\u0627\u0628\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062f \u0648 \u0627\u064a\u0631\u0627\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0642\u0644\u064a\u0644 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/falzAfTMJJ\">pic.twitter.com\/falzAfTMJJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0645\u062f\u0646\u064a\u0647 (@Omar_Madaniah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Omar_Madaniah\/status\/1744057587157348665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Several individuals appeared partially naked, running in panic in the street.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hussein Bazzar, the Minister of Health in the Syrian Interim Government, stated: &#8220;The ministry recorded 8 injuries among civilians, mostly children and women, following the renewed criminal bombardment by the regime on residential neighborhoods in the cities of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2023\/11\/25\/assad-regime-echoes-israeli-tactics-civilian-massacre-unfolds-in-idlib-amidst-gaza-ceasefire\/\">Idlib<\/a> and Saraqib on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that on Sunday, 5 civilians, including two children, were injured in an artillery bombardment by regime forces targeting the historic Grand Mosque and the market area near the high school in the town of Saraqib, east of the city of Idlib, which is controlled by the opposition. 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