Air raids kill 23 civilians in extremist-held Syria town
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says it did not know whether it was Syrian regime or Russian warplanes
A civil defence member carries a dead child in a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS
BEIRUT:
Twenty-three civilians including nine children were killed in air strikes on a town in eastern Syria held by the Islamic State extremist group on Thursday, a monitor said.
Toll from strikes on Syria's Idlib jumps to 58
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it did not know whether Syrian regime or Russian warplanes carried out the strikes on Al-Mayadin in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
A US-Russian brokered truce in force since Monday does not include areas where IS is present.
Twenty-three civilians including nine children were killed in air strikes on a town in eastern Syria held by the Islamic State extremist group on Thursday, a monitor said.
Toll from strikes on Syria's Idlib jumps to 58
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it did not know whether Syrian regime or Russian warplanes carried out the strikes on Al-Mayadin in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor.
A US-Russian brokered truce in force since Monday does not include areas where IS is present.