UPDATE, 1130 GMT:
The last minutes of White Helmets rescuer Mahmoud Abdel Aal before he was killed by an airstrike, reportedly by Russian warplanes, on Idlib Province on Saturday:
Video shows the last images documented by our fallen hero Mahmoud, prior to his death, and the injury of 2 of his colleagues as a result of an airstrike by the #Russian warplanes. Secondary raid deliberately planned to hit the volunteers amidst the search and rescue of civilians. pic.twitter.com/fX021fxVyo
— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) March 9, 2019
White Helmets teams managed to rescue an infant from under his collapsed house, after a double tap Russian airstrike targeted #Almantar town in #Idleb this evening. As a result, 2 civilians including a SCD member were killed, and 6 ppl got injured, including 2 other volunteers. pic.twitter.com/ic9BRG3IhB
— The White Helmets (@SyriaCivilDef) March 9, 2019
Journalist Hadi al-Abdallah reports from the scene of regime airstrikes on medical clinics and civil defense centers, including in the town of Saraqeb:
Russia has reportedly bombed inside opposition-held Idlib Province in northwest Syria, breaking its own demilitarized zone.
The strike, which killed one White Helmets rescuers and wounded others, was on Saturday near the city of Jisr al-Shughour in northwest Idlib. It came a day after Turkey said Moscow and Ankara had begun complementary patrols of Idlib to prevent clashes between pro-Assad and rebel forces.
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#Syria: video showing powerful #Russia|n airstrike on Muntar (SE. of #JisrShohur), among the very 1st targets bombed by #RuAF. Village was hit by a double tap which killed at least one 1st rescuer & wounded others. https://t.co/ILSB6tqrSU pic.twitter.com/kd1jpyKOdP
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) March 9, 2019
#Syria: aftermath of #Russia|n airstrike earlier today on Muntar (W. #Idlib). https://t.co/wodpNztIJI pic.twitter.com/2A8VAn8CSe
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) March 9, 2019
The head of the White Helmets, Raed Saleh, said a volunteer was killed in a “double tap” attack, in which rescuers and others are targeted in a follow-up strike as they respond to the first bomb.
We have lost other hero Mahmoud
A volunteer of the #whitehelmets was killed and others wounded in a double tap strike on the village of Muntar in the western #Idlib— Raed Al Saleh ( رائد الصالح ) (@RaedAlSaleh3) March 9, 2019
At the same time, Assad regime warplanes reportedly bombed in southeast Idlib, defying the 15 to 20-km deep and 100-km long demilitarized zone around Idlib and northern Hama Provinces.
The attacks were on towns such as Saraqeb. A child was reportedly killed, with “many people” wounded.
Among the targets were medical clinics and civil defense centers.
#Syria: medical & rescue centers were targeted at least 8 times tonight by #SyAF in town of #Saraqeb. 3 of them are damaged. Just 6 days ago Al-Hayat Hospital hit tonight gave birth to triplet (last pic). pic.twitter.com/UprSG3OHxW
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) March 9, 2019
The demilitarized zone was announced by Turkey, which has troops alongside rebels in the northwest, and Russia last September.
The Assad regime’s forces have regularly shelled the area despite the declaration. They stepped up the attacks in February, killing at least 47 people — most of them women and children — in a 10-day period.
Hardline jihadists retaliated in northern Hama with an attack on a regime checkpoint, reportedly killing at least 25 troops. Despite the Turkish declaration of the complementary patrols, there was more regime shelling and clashes on Friday.
#Syria: while #RuAF unleashed airstrikes on W. #Idlib countryside, #SyAF L-39s bombed multiple locations in E. Idlib (from #KhanSheikhoun to #Saraqeb). Video shows one of their airstrikes carried out on Maarat Shamarin outskirts. https://t.co/tgSs9VUvqy pic.twitter.com/jLAS2Ept0w
— Qalaat Al Mudiq (@QalaatAlMudiq) March 9, 2019