ERBIL, Kurdistan Region—At least 44 civilians have been killed in two Syrian army airstrikes in Idlib Province, according to monitor.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that government planes targeted the city of Maarrat al-Nu’man killing 37, including two children and four women, and the town of Kafr Nabl, where another seven were killed, including one child. SOHR expects the death toll will rise as many were injured.
The airstrikes hit busy central markets in both cities in the middle of the day on Tuesday, according to a rescue worker quoted by Reuters. “We have more than 20 cars that have been moving dead and injured to hospitals in the area,” said Ahmad Sheikho who is a member of the civil defense corps running rescue operations in areas held by opposition groups.
Peace talks aimed at mapping out an end to the five-year long civil war in Syria were halted in Geneva yesterday at the request of opposition groups who accused the Syrian government of violating a tenuous ceasefire and vowed to retaliate.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that government planes targeted the city of Maarrat al-Nu’man killing 37, including two children and four women, and the town of Kafr Nabl, where another seven were killed, including one child. SOHR expects the death toll will rise as many were injured.
The airstrikes hit busy central markets in both cities in the middle of the day on Tuesday, according to a rescue worker quoted by Reuters. “We have more than 20 cars that have been moving dead and injured to hospitals in the area,” said Ahmad Sheikho who is a member of the civil defense corps running rescue operations in areas held by opposition groups.
Peace talks aimed at mapping out an end to the five-year long civil war in Syria were halted in Geneva yesterday at the request of opposition groups who accused the Syrian government of violating a tenuous ceasefire and vowed to retaliate.
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