Russian airstrike in de-escalation zone of Syria

Four civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes in the Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria on Saturday, according to local sources. Reports from the international news agency revealed that the Russian planes dropped bombs in the towns of Jibala and Sheikh Mustafa which are part of the Idlib province. In another airstrike, the bombs were dropped on Kabina town located in Latakia province. 

Airstrike in the de-escalation zone 

According to the talks between Turkey and Russia, both the nations agreed to make Idlib a de-escalation zone where any acts of violence will be prohibited. But in the past, the nations have caused escalations in the de-escalation zone. There have been several attempts of airstrikes in the region to get rid of the terror camps. The UN reports reveal that approximately 4 million people currently reside in Idlib and hundreds and thousands of people have migrated to the area taken refuge. Army also displaced millions of people from Syria from the beginning of the conflict. 

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Clashes between the opposite sides 

However, the opposition and the anti-government groups started an operation in the region of Latakia against the Bashar al-Assad regime who failed to take any immediate action against the airstrike attacks by Russia and Turkey in the de-escalation zone. The international news agency reported that there is a constant tension between the two sides. The clashes took place in  Hama, northeast rural of Latakia and Kabina Hill located between Latakia and Idlib.  

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Turkey and Russia began its joint patrol 

On the other hand, the "safe zone" on the Syrian border was vacated by Kurdish fighters as Turkish and Russian troops began their first joint ground patrols in northeast Syria on November 1 under a deal between them. Earlier on Wednesday, Russia told Turkey that the YPG left the strip. On Friday, Turkish armored vehicles reportedly crossed the border joining Russian troops which can be seen in footage captured by an international news agency. Turkish Defence Ministry said on Twitter that both the Army and Air Force units were part of the patrol in the Syrian border town of Darbasiya. The Russian defense ministry said that the patrol spread across 110 Km with nine military vehicles from Darbasiya towards the west along the border.

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