On February 25, 10 schools (including two preschools) and the Idlib Central Hospital were hit by airstrikes and ground attacks in Idlib, Syria. Seven schools were in Idlib city, two in Maaret Tamsrin and one in Darat Izza. At least 21 civilians were killed including nine children and three teachers. 81 civilians were severely injured including 40 children and women. An unexploded rocket also landed in a preschool. The death toll is expected to rise. The attack on Idlib Central Hospital injured three nurses and one doctor, and heavily damaged the facility. The hospital, which served 11,500 patients monthly, was forced to shut down given the safety risks posed by targeted airstrikes. Please click here to read the full press release.

Three medical staff were killed in a targeted attack on an ambulance on February 6, 2020 at 8 pm Damascus time, as they were headed to provide emergency services to victims of airstrikes in Idlib City. Abdul Rahman Hilal, a UOSSM driver was among those killed as he was on his way to provide life saving services. At least three other civilians were killed in the attack and six were wounded. Please click here to read the full  press release.

On January 29, 2020 at 22:40 Damascus time, multiple airstrikes hit Al Shami Surgical Hospital in Ariha, Idlib injuring four nurses, the director of the facility and an administrator (in critical condition).  At least six people were killed as they waited outside the hospital.The hospital was heavily damaged and put out of service. Since April 2019, there have been at least 74 attacks on medical facilities.  In the past 48 hours, over 80,000 civilians have been displaced from Ariha and Saraqeb, fleeing heavy airstrikes on civilian areas.  Since January 1, at least 138 civilians have been killed.

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UOSSM denounces the airstrikes on civilian areas of Idlib and Aleppo yesterday, January 21, within the de-escalation zone. The attack killed at least 35 civilians and injured countless more. Today, the airstrikes continued leveling areas of Maarat Al Nouman and Aleppo. In the past 10 days, 73 civilians were killed including 27 children and at least 11,700 families have been displaced. Please click here to read the full press release.

A week of relentless airstrikes, barrel bomb attacks and artillery strikes have devastated Maarat Al Nouman and the South Eastern Idlib countryside in Syria. At least 38 civilians were killed this week including eight women and seven children.  Hundreds more have been wounded and the casualty count is expected to rise significantly.  In the past week, at least 60,000 civilians were internally displaced and face harsh conditions during the start of winter.  Medical facilities, already crippled by a year of attacks, are struggling to deal with the influx of wounded victims. At least 68 medical facilities have been attacked since April 2019. Please click here to read the full press release.