(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 7 women and children have been killed Tuesday in Russian air strikes on a Turkmen-dominated village in the northern countryside of Homs, medics told Zaman al-Wasl.
In what seemed a deliberate Russian strikes on al-Burj village to provoke Turkey after reports of new Russian violation to the Turkish airspace on Saturday.
Last November, Turkey shot down a Russian warplane flying a sortie over Mount Turkmen in coastal province of Latakia that it said had violated its airspace, triggering a diplomatic rupture in which Russia imposed economic sanctions.
Activists said Russia has conducted more than 200 raids on rebels-held Hama and Homs provinces in the past two days.
Since Russia's intervention in the Syria conflict in September with an air campaign to support of Bashar al-Assad, regime forces have stepped up offensives in the west and north of the country, killing about 2000 civilians.
On Monday, five rebel groups formed joint operations room to fight regime troops who wage major attack on the southern countryside of Hama.
For over a month, regime forces backed by Russian jets have been shelling Har Banfaseh town, seeking to cut supply route for rebels in the nearby al-Hola region.
Rebels said forming one command room is a must to face the mounting challenges since Russia air strikes have revived the Assad regime.
In what seemed a deliberate Russian strikes on al-Burj village to provoke Turkey after reports of new Russian violation to the Turkish airspace on Saturday.
Last November, Turkey shot down a Russian warplane flying a sortie over Mount Turkmen in coastal province of Latakia that it said had violated its airspace, triggering a diplomatic rupture in which Russia imposed economic sanctions.
Activists said Russia has conducted more than 200 raids on rebels-held Hama and Homs provinces in the past two days.
Since Russia's intervention in the Syria conflict in September with an air campaign to support of Bashar al-Assad, regime forces have stepped up offensives in the west and north of the country, killing about 2000 civilians.
On Monday, five rebel groups formed joint operations room to fight regime troops who wage major attack on the southern countryside of Hama.
For over a month, regime forces backed by Russian jets have been shelling Har Banfaseh town, seeking to cut supply route for rebels in the nearby al-Hola region.
Rebels said forming one command room is a must to face the mounting challenges since Russia air strikes have revived the Assad regime.
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