Russian warplanes strike Syria’s Idlib, killing ten
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 09:58 | 22 March 2019
- Modified Date: 09:58 | 22 March 2019
Ten civilians were killed when Russian military aircraft conducted a number of airstrikes in opposition-held Idlib on Friday, according to the White Helmets civil-defense agency.
Russian warplanes took off from the Khmeimim Airbase in Syria's Latakia province, striking targets in Idlib's Al-Fuah, Khan Sheikhun and Kafriya districts, opposition sources asserted on social media.
Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected ferocity.