The White Helmets, a renowned civil defense group, have verified the casualties and raised alarm regarding the potential rise in the death toll as the injured victims are being transported to hospitals for urgent medical treatment.
The attack occurred within the de-escalation zone of Idlib, an area explicitly designated for the prohibition of acts of aggression, as established through an agreement between Türkiye and Russia in September 2018. Despite the terms of the ceasefire agreement, the Syrian regime and its allies have repeatedly violated its provisions, launching frequent attacks in the region.
The devastating airstrike was carried out by three Russian warplanes, which took off from the Khmeimim Air Base located in Latakia. Alongside targeting the vegetable market, the planes also unleashed their assault on the city center of Jisr al-Shughur and a nearby village, as reported by the opposition aircraft observatory.
The Syrian civil war, which commenced in early 2011, has subjected the nation to an ongoing and brutal conflict. It originated when the Bashar Assad regime responded to pro-democracy protests with an excessive use of force.
Tragically, this protracted war has resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives and forced over 10 million people to flee their homes, as estimated by the United Nations. (ILKHA)