The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights


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13 killed in attack on Syrian wedding fest, says SOHR

Thirteen civilians including five children and four women were killed due to artillery shelling by anti-regime armed groups in the Aleppo province.

A wedding party was hit.

Reports from sources on the ground had said on Monday that about ten were killed without noting that it was a wedding party with women and children present. On Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that ”jihadist groups” had shot mortars and hit a building in Wadihi, near the city of Aleppo, where a wedding was being celebrated.

Source: 13 killed in attack on Syrian wedding fest, says SOHR – General news – ANSAMed.it

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