Syria civilians killed in regime, Russian shelling of Idlib

One Syrian civilian was killed and another injured on Monday in shelling by Assad regime and Russian forces in northern Syria, according to activists and civil defence groups.

Civilians were targeted while they harvested olive crops in Maarbilit village, Idlib province, according to the Syria Civil Defence, popularly known as the White Helmets.

The outskirts of the villages of Benin and San in the province were also bombed, but no injuries or casualties were reported.

مقتل مدني وإصابة آخر بقصف مدفعي لقوات النظام وروسيا استهدف مدنيين أثناء عملهم بجني محصول الزيتون في مزارع قرية معربليت جنوبي #إدلب، صباح اليوم الاثنين 14 تشرين الثاني، كما تعرضت أطراف قريتي بينين وسان في الريف نفسه لقصف مماثل دون وقوع إصابات.#الخوذ_البيضاء pic.twitter.com/P0ICZSNhRf

— الدفاع المدني السوري (@SyriaCivilDefe) November 14, 2022

Parts of the Jabal al-Zawiya area of Idlib were also targeted, causing damage to civilian property, activists told The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.

At least two civilians were killed in the southern city of Daraa on Sunday evening as a result of renewed clashes between local factions and armed groups suspected of ties to the Islamic State group, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.  

The clashes occurred in Daraa’s Tareeq al-Sedd neighbourhood.

War has gripped Syria since 2011, when the regime of Bashar al-Assad launched a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

More than 500,000 civilians have died as a result of the ensuing war, many by regime and Russian bombing.