Dozens dead after suspected Russian strike on Idlib marketplace
Dozens dead after suspected Russian strike on Idlib marketplace
Dozens of civilians have been killed after Russian airstrikes targeted a busy market place in rebel-held Idlib, northern Syria.
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Russian airstrikes have continually targeted civilian infrastructure in Idlib [Anadolu]
Anti-government activists say airstrikes have hit a market and other targets in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib, killing at least 12 people.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists on the ground, says at least 12 people were killed when several airstrikes struck the insurgent-held city on Sunday.
It says the number of casualties is likely to rise.
The Local Coordination Committees, another anti-government monitoring group, says the airstrikes killed 13 and wounded 29, with most casualties occurring in a vegetable market.
Idlib is controlled by a coalition of Syrian rebel groups that includes Al-Qaeda's local branch, Nusra Front.
Dozens of civilians including children were killed in air raids on a market in eastern Syria last Monday, the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The attack was most likely carried out by Russian warplanes, according to local sources.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which relies on a network of activists on the ground, says at least 12 people were killed when several airstrikes struck the insurgent-held city on Sunday.
It says the number of casualties is likely to rise.
The Local Coordination Committees, another anti-government monitoring group, says the airstrikes killed 13 and wounded 29, with most casualties occurring in a vegetable market.
Idlib is controlled by a coalition of Syrian rebel groups that includes Al-Qaeda's local branch, Nusra Front.
Dozens of civilians including children were killed in air raids on a market in eastern Syria last Monday, the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
The attack was most likely carried out by Russian warplanes, according to local sources.
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