Assad regime forces on June 20 shelled a White Helmets [7] civil defense center in northwest Syria, killing a rescuer and wounding three others. The destroyed center was in the town of Qastoun [8] in the al-Ghab Plain of western Hama province. Local sources said that Russian-made Krasnopol guided missiles were used [9], indicating the deliberate targeting of the rescuers. Regime forces have escalated shelling of southern Idlib [10] and western Hama provinces this month, as civilians return to their homes from displaced persons camps near the Turkish border. At least nine people have been killed, a school destroyed, and crops burned. (EA Worldview [11], AP [13])
Regime forces destroyed a hospital [10] in Idlib on June 1.
