(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 8 civilians, including 4 children, have been killed in Russian air strikes hit the western countryside f Aleppo province, despite a fragile
two-week-old truce, local reporter said Thursday.
The Russian warplanes hit an apartment complex in Babka town west of Aleppo city.
10 more people have been wounded as rescuing groups keep looking for survivors under the rubble. It said the death toll could rise because a number of the wounded were in serious condition.
Two of the group's commanders were among 16 fighters killed in a coalition strike on their convoy Wednesday, the Observatory said.
The Russian warplanes hit an apartment complex in Babka town west of Aleppo city.
10 more people have been wounded as rescuing groups keep looking for survivors under the rubble. It said the death toll could rise because a number of the wounded were in serious condition.
In
neighboring Idlib province, at least 22 members of Jabhat Fateh al-Sham were killed in
airstrikes over the past 24 hours, the Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights said.
Some were carried out by regime aircraft, others by aircraft of the U.S.-led coalition, the
Britain-based activist group said.
Two of the group's commanders were among 16 fighters killed in a coalition strike on their convoy Wednesday, the Observatory said.
Earlier, three allied extremists were killed in a regime raid.
Later, three Fateh al-Sham fighters were killed in apparent drone strikes.
The
Observatory says it determines whose planes carry out raids according
to their type, location, flight patterns and the munitions involved.
The
strikes came despite a nationwide truce brokered by government
supporter Russia and rebel backer Turkey that has been in place since
December 30.
The truce does not include Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as Al-Nusra Front, or ISIS.
The
ceasefire has brought quiet to large parts of the country, but sporadic
violence has continued in some areas, threatening the fragile
agreement.
Idlib province is largely controlled
by a powerful alliance of opposition forces known as the Army of
Conquest, which is dominated by Fateh al-Sham.
More than 430,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began with anti-government protests in March 2011. (With AFP)
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