The death toll of Russian air strikes on rebel-held village of Teir Malla north of Homs city rose to 34, activists told Zaman Al Wasl as regime troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets launch major assault on long-held and strategic enclave of rebels north and west Syria.
More 9 civilians lost their live on Friday in Teir Malla,about 3 miles (5 km) north of Homs, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. A raid came less than 24 hours when a deadly strike on a bakery in Teir Malla killed 25 people including, Rawad al Aksah, a commander of Liwaa al-Tawhid.
The Syrian military source quoted by state television said the army and its allies had taken control of the villages of Khalidiya and Dar Kabira, between Homs and Teir Malla.
On Thursday, 58 people have been killed in northern Homs due to Russian air strikes, 33 people of them killed when an air strike stormed their shelter in al-Ghanto town.
The Russian-led offensive that began before dawn builds on over a week of ground attacks launched with Russian air support in areas of western Syria that are crucial to Assad's survival and held by rebel groups other than Islamic State, according to Reuters.
Recapturing the area north of Homs would help reassert Assad's control over the main population centers of western Syria and secure territory linking Damascus to the coastal heartland of his minority Alawite sect, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, Turkish warplanes shot down an unidentified drone in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday and a U.S. official said Washington believed it was of Russian origin.
Early Friday, Assad troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked rebels south of Aleppo on Friday,
Zaman al Wasl reporter said regime Russian air strikes hit the a field hospital in al- Hadher town, leaving huge losses. Unknown number of casualties reported in the the attack.
Dr. Abdul Aziz, refused to give his last name, said Russia has deliberately rocked the hospital to paralyze any treatment efforts as rebel-held areas witness the fiercest assault ever.
Syria's conflict began in March 2011 as popular protests against four decades of Assad family rule but changed into armed insurgency under a security force crackdown.
More than 250,000 people killed and over 12 million forced to flee their homes.
More 9 civilians lost their live on Friday in Teir Malla,about 3 miles (5 km) north of Homs, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. A raid came less than 24 hours when a deadly strike on a bakery in Teir Malla killed 25 people including, Rawad al Aksah, a commander of Liwaa al-Tawhid.
The Syrian military source quoted by state television said the army and its allies had taken control of the villages of Khalidiya and Dar Kabira, between Homs and Teir Malla.
On Thursday, 58 people have been killed in northern Homs due to Russian air strikes, 33 people of them killed when an air strike stormed their shelter in al-Ghanto town.
The Russian-led offensive that began before dawn builds on over a week of ground attacks launched with Russian air support in areas of western Syria that are crucial to Assad's survival and held by rebel groups other than Islamic State, according to Reuters.
Recapturing the area north of Homs would help reassert Assad's control over the main population centers of western Syria and secure territory linking Damascus to the coastal heartland of his minority Alawite sect, Reuters reported.
Meanwhile, Turkish warplanes shot down an unidentified drone in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday and a U.S. official said Washington believed it was of Russian origin.
Early Friday, Assad troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked rebels south of Aleppo on Friday,
Zaman al Wasl reporter said regime Russian air strikes hit the a field hospital in al- Hadher town, leaving huge losses. Unknown number of casualties reported in the the attack.
Dr. Abdul Aziz, refused to give his last name, said Russia has deliberately rocked the hospital to paralyze any treatment efforts as rebel-held areas witness the fiercest assault ever.
Syria's conflict began in March 2011 as popular protests against four decades of Assad family rule but changed into armed insurgency under a security force crackdown.
More than 250,000 people killed and over 12 million forced to flee their homes.
Zaman Al Wasl
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