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Air strikes kill 23 at holiday spot in Syria's Idlib during ceasefire: monitor
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Jul 8, 2016 11:40am EDT
Air strikes kill 23 at holiday spot in Syria's Idlib during ceasefire: monitor
Air strikes killed 23 people at a holiday spot in northwestern Syria on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the last day of a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army.
A riverside area in the town of Darkush, near the Turkish border, in western Idlib province was targeted in the air strikes. Idlib province and city are under the control of rebel groups including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
The dead and injured had come from towns around the province to enjoy the Muslim Eid holiday weekend, witnesses and the Observatory said.
The death toll, which included 10 women and two children, is likely to rise due to the number of severely injured people, according to the Observatory.
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Air strikes kill 23 at holiday spot in Syria's Idlib during ceasefire: monitor
Air strikes killed 23 people at a holiday spot in northwestern Syria on Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the last day of a 72-hour ceasefire announced by the Syrian army.
A riverside area in the town of Darkush, near the Turkish border, in western Idlib province was targeted in the air strikes. Idlib province and city are under the control of rebel groups including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
The dead and injured had come from towns around the province to enjoy the Muslim Eid holiday weekend, witnesses and the Observatory said.
The death toll, which included 10 women and two children, is likely to rise due to the number of severely injured people, according to the Observatory.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-idlib-idUSKCN0ZO1BZ
