“Russian warplanes targeted houses inhabited by civilians” on the outskirts of the city of Armanaz in Idlib province, Abdel Halim Shehab, a rescuer with the White Helmets, told AFP.
Five members of the same family, all civilians, including three children, were killed in Russian strikes in the last major rebel stronghold in the northwest Syriaas announced today by members of rescue teams and an NGO.
Russia, a key backer of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, has intervened militarily in Syria since 2015 and regularly carries out strikes against rebels who control the Idlib region.
“On December 25 at 22:00 (local time, 21:00 Greek time), Russian warplanes targeted houses inhabited by civilians” on the outskirts of the city of Armanaz, in Idlib province, Abdel Halim Shehab, a rescuer with the White Helmets, told AFP.
The rescuers recovered from the ruins five members of the same family, “the father, the mother and three of their children”, while a fourth child, injured, survived, according to him.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a wide network of sources in Syria, confirmed the account of the Russian strikes last night.
Source :Skai
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