On Deadly Russian Airstrikes on Duwaila Area in Idlib Province

National Coalition of Syrian

Revolution and Opposition Forces

Press release

Syrian Opposition Coalition - Syria

Department of Media and Communications

October 26, 2020

الائتلاف الـوطـنـي لـقـوى

الثورة و المعارضة السورية

On Deadly Russian Airstrikes on Duwaila Area in Idlib Province

Despite lack of any military moves, confrontation, or escalation by the Syrian

National Army (SNA), warplanes of the Russian occupation forces on

Monday committed a criminal attack against a SNA camp in Idlib province.

The airstrikes killed dozens of SNA fighters, with search and rescue

operations are still continuing and amid calls for blood donation.

In addition to targeting the camp lactated in the Duwaila area in rural Idlib,

the Russian airstrikes also hit the village of Duwaila and a nearby IDP camp,

causing many civilian casualties of whom dozens are still buried under the

rubble. These airstrikes represent a blatant violation of the agreement related

to the complete cessation of hostilities in the fourth de-escalation zone in

northwestern Syria. The guarantor of the agreement has become the party that

is breaching it and threatening to completely sabotage it.

The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOP) calls on the international community

to take a firm stand denouncing the Russian aggression and the breach which

seriously threatens the ceasefire agreement and opens the doors for further

escalation.

The SOC stresses the need to put an end to the daily and escalating attacks by

Russia, the Assad regime and Iranian militias against civilians in the region.

It also warns of serious risks of the continued manipulation and breach of the

agreement.

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