At Least 10 Dead in Idlib Airstrike

Arab World

December 2nd, 10:23am

Asharq Al-Awsat

People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the city of Idlib, Syria February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Syrian opposition activists said an airstrike on a market in an opposition-held town in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib has killed at least 10 civilians. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday’s airstrike on the market in Maaret al-Numan killed 10 and wounded others. The Aleppo Media Center, an activist collective that covers rebel-held areas in northern Syria also said 10 civilians were killed and dozens were wounded. Syrian troops launched a four-month offensive earlier this year against Idlib, which is the country’s last opposition stronghold. The Syrian regime offensive forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes. A fragile ceasefire halted the advance at the end of August, but in recent weeks it has been repeatedly violated.

from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2017426/least-10-dead-idlib-airstrike