Assad's air strikes kill 19 people in Daraa, Idlib

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime air strikes have killed at least 19 people in Idlib and Daraa provinces, activists and monitoring group said Saturday.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said Bashar al-Assad air strikes on the rebel-held province Idlib have killed 7 civilians in Bennish town and three more in Maaret al Nouman town.

Also, in Khan Sheikhoun 4 people, including two girls, have been killed in regime missile attack, SNHR said.

In southern province of Daraa, 5 people, including 3 children from same family, have lost their lives in air strikes on al Soura town in the eastern countryside which has been under heavy under heavy bombing, activists said. 4 barrel bombs have been dropped on Busra al Harir town, they added.

In its turn, Russian air strikes on eastern suburbs of Damascus have killed 4 people on Saturday amid reports rebels have recaptured ground in the area.

Regime's key-ally Russia has made a turning point by hitting rural Damascus after almost two months of aerial bombing on north and east Syria.

More than 256 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes that began on Sep. 30, the monitor that tracks war in Syria reported.

Saturday's air strikes targeted Deir al Asafir village while Islamist rebels have recaptured territory in al-Marj region east the capital.

Since 2011, four million Syrians have fled abroad. Millions more have been internally displaced, while at least 250,000 have been killed.