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On November 10, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, according to Syrian opposition sources.
The airstrikes targeted a building complex in the village of Brouma in the northern outskirts of Idlib city. Al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of Greater Idlib, maintains a large presence in the area with many covert positions, headquarters and ammunition depots.
لحظة استهداف الحربي الروسي لمخيمات النازحين قرب إدلب وحتى اللحظة هناك 5 شهداء pic.twitter.com/lBndmJLfy0
— زيد حسن (@zaid__hassn) November 11, 2021
خمسة شهداء بينهم أطفال وأربع إصابات بين المدنيين كحصيلة غير نهائية نتيجة الغارات الجوية التي شنها طيران الإحتلال #الروسي على أطراف محافظة #إدلب الشمالية pic.twitter.com/X5ffNjgwIR
— المرصد أبو أمين 80 (@Najdat567) November 11, 2021
بالفيديو الغارة الجوية الثالثة التي نفذتها الطائرات الحربية الروسية صباح اليوم الخميس 11 تشرين الثاني على أطراف مدينة معرة مصرين شمالي إدلب.#الخوذ_البيضاء pic.twitter.com/UDuPO0pd2R
— فراس الخليفة Firas Alkhalifa (@firas_alkhalifa) November 11, 2021
غارات مكثفة من طيران #الارهاب_الروسي على أطراف مدينة معرة مصرين شمالي #إدلب وسقوط عدد من الشهداء.. pic.twitter.com/6cM4pFdE4k
— شبكة عاجل سوريا (@syria55s) November 11, 2021
Opposition sources claimed that five people were killed and ten others were wounded as a result of the airstrikes. However, Russian drone footage suggests that these claims are inaccurate, if not completely false. The footage shows members of the Western-backed White Helmets walking slowly and carelessly back to the alleged targeted site after running towards an ambulance with a stretcher as if they were acting.
Last week, the Russian Reconciliation Center warned that the White Helmets may soon stage a provocation with fake footage of civilian casualties in Greater Idlib.
The situation in Greater Idlib remains unstable. A ceasefire brokered last year by Russia and Turkey is being violated on a daily basis by HTS and its allies.
Recent reports revealed that the Syrian Arab Army and its allies may launch a ground operation in Greater Idlib to reinforce the ceasefire agreement. This explains why the White Helmets could be interested in staging a provocation in the region right now.
