The town of Atarib in Aleppo’s countryside witnessed a horrific regime attack on Thursday, where 13 people, including seven members of the same family, were killed in an airstrike carried out by Assad regime warplanes.
According to the Syrian Civil Defense, four civilians were killed, and 21 others injured, including seven children—some critically—in a preliminary death toll resulting from airstrikes by regime and Russian forces. The strikes targeted residential areas in the town of Daret Izza in western Aleppo, including the marketplace and the Grand Mosque.
The Syrian Civil Defense further reported intensified bombardment by the Assad regime, Russia, and their allies on dozens of towns and villages in northwestern Syria on Wednesday. These assaults included the use of internationally banned cluster munitions, striking an IDP camp in northern Idlib, as well as the towns of Atarib and Daret Izza in western Aleppo.
This escalation has so far claimed the life of a child and injured 20 others, including nine children and six women.
According to the Syrian Network for Human Rights, the Assad regime has continued its violations and crimes against civilians. Between the start of 2024 and the end of October, 752 people were killed across Syria, with most deaths attributed to Assad’s forces and their allies.
The Syrian Opposition Coalition (SOC) underscored that the Assad regime remains steadfast in its violent military approach, refusing to engage in any political process to end the 13-year-long suffering of the Syrian people.
The SOC called on the international community to take urgent action to stop Assad’s crimes and to pressure his allies into activating the political process. It emphasized the need to advance efforts toward a resolution based on the Geneva Communique of 2012 and UN Resolutions 2118 and 2254.
Additionally, the SOC stressed the importance of activating the International, Impartial, and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) to ensure accountability for war crimes committed against civilians.
(Source: SOC’s Media Department)
