( Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia has staged more deadly air strikes on the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, killing at least 55 people on Tuesday, activists said.
The devastating Russian aerial campaign has killed 25 people in the ISIS-held town of Manbej, including 3 children and 5 women, and wounded 40 more people.
In the nearby town of Maresta al-Khan, 10 people were killed and 12 wounded.
Russia strikes have also killed 10 people in Kadi Askar neighborhood in Aleppo city.
In next-door province of Idlib, at least 10 people, including three children, have been killed in Russian air strikes on border town of Sarmada.
On Monday, 35 people, including 20 children, were killed in Russian air strikes at a school in the town of Anjara in Aleppo countryside.
The main opposition bloc, the Syrian National Coalition, said in a report released on Saturday that it had documented the deaths of 1,730 civilians due to Russian air strikes since their launch in September 2015.
At least 135 children were among those killed, the coalition said, adding that over 29 hospitals were destroyed in the strikes, in addition to schools, homes and places of worship.
In a statement, the coalition called on the UN Security Council "to assume its responsibilities towards Russians' continued violation of international and humanitarian laws".
The statement also said that "Russia's claim of fighting terrorism is a pretext to justify its aggression on Syria, which was clear from day one when its air force committed massacres against civilians.
"Nearly 94 percent of the 12,000 sorties the Russian air force has so far flown in Syria targeted civilians and the Free Syrian Army."
Russia says its target is ISIS and other "terrorists", adding that the report was biased and contained ungrounded claims.
Speaking to journalists, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the report contained "trite cliches" and "fake information".
More than 260,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.
The devastating Russian aerial campaign has killed 25 people in the ISIS-held town of Manbej, including 3 children and 5 women, and wounded 40 more people.
In the nearby town of Maresta al-Khan, 10 people were killed and 12 wounded.
Russia strikes have also killed 10 people in Kadi Askar neighborhood in Aleppo city.
In next-door province of Idlib, at least 10 people, including three children, have been killed in Russian air strikes on border town of Sarmada.
On Monday, 35 people, including 20 children, were killed in Russian air strikes at a school in the town of Anjara in Aleppo countryside.
The main opposition bloc, the Syrian National Coalition, said in a report released on Saturday that it had documented the deaths of 1,730 civilians due to Russian air strikes since their launch in September 2015.
At least 135 children were among those killed, the coalition said, adding that over 29 hospitals were destroyed in the strikes, in addition to schools, homes and places of worship.
In a statement, the coalition called on the UN Security Council "to assume its responsibilities towards Russians' continued violation of international and humanitarian laws".
The statement also said that "Russia's claim of fighting terrorism is a pretext to justify its aggression on Syria, which was clear from day one when its air force committed massacres against civilians.
"Nearly 94 percent of the 12,000 sorties the Russian air force has so far flown in Syria targeted civilians and the Free Syrian Army."
Russia says its target is ISIS and other "terrorists", adding that the report was biased and contained ungrounded claims.
Speaking to journalists, ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the report contained "trite cliches" and "fake information".
More than 260,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.
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