Syria conflict: Air strikes on Idlib 'kill 23

Gepubliceerd op 31 mei 2016 om 13:31

At least 23 people have been killed by Russian air strikes overnight on the rebel-held city of Idlib, in north-western Syria, activists say.

Naamloos-1153.pngThe Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said various positions were targeted, one of them next to a hospital.

The UK-based group added that seven children were among the victims and the death toll was expected to rise.

Idlib city and the province of the same name are a bastion of groups including the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.

The Nusra Front is excluded from a partial cessation of hostilities brokered by the US and Russia in February to make way for a resumption of peace talks.

By BBC News photo: AFP

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