The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights


epa05438562 Syrian soldiers man positions during clashes against armed groups in the area around Aleppo, Syria, 23 July 2016. Aleppo is suffering a surge of violence since late April, which worsened last month. For more than five years Syria has been the scene of a conflict that has killed more than 280,000 people, according to figures released by Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. EPA/STR

Syria: 20 civilians killed in north, sources

A reported 20 civilians, including women and children, were killed over the last 48 hours in central and north-western Syria by artillery fire between government forces and Qaedists, according to sources on the ground and the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The sources said that government and Russian artillery fire has intensified since Saturday in the areas between Hama and Idlib controlled by anti-regime militants.

The sources added that anti-government armed groups, including militias affiliated to al Qaida, responded by shelling the area of Masyaf, near one of the most important Iranian military bases in the region.

Source: Syria: 20 civilians killed in north, sources – General news – ANSAMed.it

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