The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

Rebel attack kills 17 gov’t forces in northern Syria

At least 17 government soldiers were killed and 30 others wounded on Saturday when the rebels attacked military positions in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, a war monitor reported on Saturday.

The rebels’ attacks in the southern countryside of Aleppo started on April 20 and extended to other nearby areas in the countryside of Hama and Idlib provinces, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The UK-based watchdog group also mentioned the Syrian government forces are shelling on the rebel positions in Idlib.

It said the situation is escalating in those areas, including the demilitarized zones, where a deal established last September under the mediation of Turkey and Russia.

The Observatory said the Russian airstrikes targeted rebel-held areas in Idlib on Saturday, noting that the airstrikes on Friday killed 15 people.

Source: Rebel attack kills 17 gov’t forces in northern Syria – Xinhua | English.news.cn