Russian air raids on rebel-held Idlib leave 9 Syrian civilians dead
Russian warplanes continued to pummel the southern region of rebel-held Idlib, killing nine civilians who were trying to escape the flashpoint area on Sunday, the White Helmets -- a local civil defense agency -- told reporters.
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:32 | 23 December 2019
- Modified Date: 11:32 | 23 December 2019
At least nine civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes in Idlib, northwestern Syria, where acts of violence are prohibited, a local civil defense agency said on Monday.
Syrian opposition aircraft monitors said Russian warplanes hit the district of Maarat al-Numan, as well as a number of villages overnight.
According to the White Helmets, the airstrikes killed nine civilians in Idlib.
Russian planes also target the routes Syrians take towards theTurkish border to escape the bombings on the residential area.
Following the airstrikes, civil defense teams launched search and rescue efforts.
Over 1,300 civilians have been killed in the Idlib de-escalation zone despite a deal reached by Ankara and Moscow in September 2018.
Over a million Syrians have moved near the Turkish border following intense attacks.
Since the eruption of the bloody civil war in Syria in 2011, Turkey has taken in over 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country, making Turkey the world's top refugee-hosting country.
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