A Statement by the
Syrian Women’s Political Movement

On the Military
Escalation in Idlib

The military escalation
by the regime and its Russian ally on the different areas in Idlib Province
continues, where residential neighborhoods in Idlib City center were targeted
yesterday killing and injuring a number of people, the majority of whom are women
and children, in addition to damaging and destroying civic buildings and
infrastructure.

This campaign breaches
the De-Escalation Agreement and represents the regime’s military escalation
strategy, supported by its allies, by which it avoids the engagement in any
political process.

The Syrian Women’s
Political Movement calls the state guarantors, in specific, and the
International Community, in general, to assume their responsibilities, to take
a clear position from these practices, to undertake serious and concrete steps
to protect civilians first and pressure the regime and its allies to abide by
the agreements, and to activate the comprehensive political process again while
ensuring accountability.

The Syrian Women’s
Political Movement asserts its anti-terrorism stance, in all its forms, but
refuses to describe an entire society with terrorism only because some terroristic
cells infiltrate or control it. It also emphasizes that the security and safety
of civilians must be a priority to be taken into account when fighting
terrorism. Hence, the direct war on residential neighborhoods must not be carried
out for this.

The Syrian Women’s
Political Movement praises the efforts of the White Helmets in saving the
victims, and recalls that the continuation of the military operations in Idlib,
which shelters more than 3.5 million Syrians who most of them were displaced
from their areas to the north, will lead to a humanitarian disaster impacting
the neighboring countries, the region and even the world.

Mercy upon
the martyrs, freedom to the detainees and the disappeared and victory for our
great people

The General Secretariat of the Syrian Women’s Political Movement

15 March 2019