Russian airstrikes kill 15 in Syria’s Idlib province

Published August 2nd, 2016 - 05:00 GMT
A picture taken on June 12, 2016 shows Syrian Civil Defense members, known as the White Helmets, gather at a site following air strikes on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on June 12, 2016. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)
A picture taken on June 12, 2016 shows Syrian Civil Defense members, known as the White Helmets, gather at a site following air strikes on the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on June 12, 2016. (AFP/Omar Haj Kadour)

At least 15 people, including a number of children, were killed by Russian airstrikes in an opposition-held part of northern Syria, a local civil defense source said Monday.

Two consecutive raids by Russian warplanes that targeted the town of Abu al-Duhur in the Idlib province left another 30 injured, Ahmed Mustafa told Anadolu Agency.

Syria has been locked in a conflict since 2011 when popular protests were met with a harsh crackdown from the Assad regime.

Since then, more than a quarter of a million people have been killed and more than 10 million displaced across the war-battered country, according to the UN.

By Halit Suleyman

Editor's note: This article has been edited from the source material.

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