Russian, regime strikes kill 12 civilians in Idlib
[EN.ZAMANALWSL.NET] At least 12 non-combatants were killed when the Assad regime and Russian assaults targeted Idlib, a de-escalation zone in northern Syria, local sources said on Tuesday.
Russian and regime fighter jets hit Idlib city center, Binnish town and Sahil Roj region, the White Helmets, a civil defense agency, said.
It also said four children were among nine fatalities in rocket attack hitting Idlib.
According to Syrian opposition groups' aircraft monitors, the attacks killed a civilian in Binnish.
Idlib is currently home to 4 million civilians, including hundreds of thousands displaced in recent years by regime forces throughout the war-torn country.
In recent months, nearly 1.7 million Syrians have moved near the Ottoman Turkish border due to intense attacks by forces of the Assad regime and its allies.
Posted by: Fred 2020-03-04 |