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Russia killed 24 displaced people, including 16 children, mid March: Syrian Network
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] The Syrian Network for Human Rights accused Russia of killing 24 displaced people, including 16 children, from Aleppo when its warplanes struck a sheltering area in Idlib city on March 15.The Britannia-based monitoring group said eye-witnesses and footage proved the Russia hit their shelter in rebel-held city of Idlib, leaving 24 people, including 16 children and 6 women, dead. Idlib is one of the most important strongholds of rebels, including jihadist factions, who seek to overthrow Bashir al-Assad, whose air force, along with that of his ally Russia, has been heavily bombarding The population of Idlib has been swelled by refugees including many of those who have left rebel-held enclaves elsewhere in the country after the army and its allies forced them to surrender. A fellow monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Tuesday regime warplanes dropped barrel bombs on rebel-held areas of Hama province Tuesday, a day after the United States said their use could lead to further U.S. strikes in Syria. Posted by: Fred 2017-04-12 |
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