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Syrian and Russian attacks on areas controlled by Islamic rebels in Syria kill at least 11 people, half of them children

At least 11 people, including five children, have been killed, and more than a dozen wounded, in new bombings carried out this Monday by Syrian and Russian aircraft against areas controlled by Islamic rebels in northwestern Syria.

According to the NGO Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the new bombings targeted various areas of Idlib province, a stronghold of Islamist groups, including Al Shamat and the camp for displaced persons in Harbanoush on the northern outskirts of that governorate. Is included.

The White Helmets rescue group, which works in areas beyond Damascus’ control, confirmed that today’s attacks on Idlib killed five children, while another 12 people were injured, many of them seriously. Went.

According to the Observatory, an NGO based in London but with a significant network of partners on the ground in both opposition and loyalist areas of Damascus, more than 446 people lost their lives after the Levant Liberation Organization-led rebel coalition Is – which was earlier called. Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front, launched an offensive against Syrian President Bachar al-Assad’s forces last Wednesday.

In just two days they entered Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, where they are consolidating their control, as well as other areas of the province of the same name, while also advancing towards the city of Hama in the south.

The Syrian army, with support from Russia and Iran, is preparing a counteroffensive against Turkish-backed factions, although in recent days both Damascus and Moscow have bombed areas that have killed dozens of civilians. (efe)