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Russia kills 51 Syrian people in air strikes on Maarat al Nouman in northern Idlib
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] Russian air strikes killed at least 51 people in the rebel-held town of Maarat al-Nouman in the northern province of Idlib on Saturday when it struck a court house and an adjacent prison, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and activists reported.The air strikes have also maimed at least 100, many of whom were at death's door, medics said. Russia has been staging air strikes in Syria in support of Bashir al-Assad since September. The building was struck with four missiles and the number of dead could increase due to the large number of maimed, the Observatory said.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes hit an Al-Nusra Front building, which lies near a popular market in Maarat al-Numan in Idlib province. The building housed the group's religious court and a jail. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said the dead included prisoners and Al-Nusra fighters, and could include civilians who had been at the market. Dozens of people were also maimed and many remained trapped under the rubble, the monitor said. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-10 |
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