Syrian activists say airstrikes in city of Idlib kill 15
Syrian men and Civil Defence volunteers search for survivors amid the rubble of a building on February 7, 2017, following a reported air strike the previous night on the Syrian northwestern city of Idlib.
Syrian activists and paramedics say several airstrikes have hit the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, killing at least 15 people.
Tuesday’s airstrikes are among the most intense since a cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in late December. Idlib is the capital of a province with the same name that has become a key base for rebels and insurgents battling President Bashar Assad’s government.
Activist groups gave different death tolls from the airstrikes, which is not uncommon in Syria amid the significant destruction caused by the attacks.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 26 were killed, including 10 civilians — mostly women.
The Civil Defense in Idlib says 15 bodies were pulled from the rubble and that 30 wounded people were taken for treatment.
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