Syria-War

Many Dead before the cease-fire in Syria

Just before the weapon is expected to enter peace for Syria in force, to speak again the bombs. In Idlib it hit numerous civilians. The eponymous province in the North-West is controlled by rebels.

Debris and horror: Destroyed a marketplace in Idlib

In the case of several air attacks on rebel areas in Northern Syria, a total of approximately 100 civilians have been killed, according to observers. In the embattled city of Aleppo, at least 42 people died in a bombing by warplanes, said a spokesman of local aid organisation, helmets of the German press-Agency-and-White. Among the Victims were several children. Many of the injured were still in critical condition.

The Syrian Observatory for human rights said died in the city of Idlib in addition, at least 58 civilians. In Idlib dozens of planes attacked, according to the activist, among other things, a market. Shops and houses had caught fire. More than 90 people had been injured, said the human rights observers. The markets are currently visited because of the upcoming Muslim holidays.

Attacks strengthened

The number of air raids had increased again on Saturday, after Russia and the US had negotiated a ceasefire for the war-torn country. This should occur on Monday evening with the start of the Muslim sacrifice feast.

During the ceasefire, people should be in the included towns and cities of Syria with aid supplies. In addition, the United States and Russia want to join forces against the radical Islamist militia “Islamic state” and “Nusra Front”. While Russia supports the government in Damascus, the US is on sites of moderate rebels.

Still, people are presumed to be under the rubble

The Syrian Opposition of Russia and the USA negotiated the ceasefire in the rating for Syria, however, cautious. “We must wait and see whether the Regime of President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies are in fact adhering to the agreements,” said Samir al-Naschar from the opposition Alliance Syrian National coalition, the German press Agency. “We don’t trust the Regime, because it has broken too many times previous promise of fire breaks.” Other opposition groups were similar. The government in Damascus “approved” the plans, as state media reports.

Point Of Dispute: Syrian Al-Qaeda

In particular, the role of the Islamist Jabhat Fatah al-sham, the former al-Nusra Front, had been in previous peace talks, always a point of contention. The let past Attempts for a ceasefire to enforce, fail.

The destroyed market in Idlib from the top

The Jabhat Fatah al-nusra, the Syrian offshoot of the terrorist network Al-Qaeda, is one of the most powerful parties in the civil war. Many moderate rebel groups fighting side by side with the jihadists against the Assad government. Therefore, even moderate members of the opposition, supported by the United States were bombed, by the Syrian Regime.

De-facto no-fly zone

A core point of the between US Secretary of state John Kerry and his Russian Colleagues Sergei Lavrov negotiated ceasefire is de-facto no-fly zone for Syrian aircraft over areas held by the Opposition. The air strikes and Airdrops of barrel bombs were the main reason for the high number of civilian casualties in the war, – said Kerry. The Agreement could be a “turning point” in the Syrian civil war.

jj/rb (dpa, afp, rtr)