Russian jets said to step up strikes on Syrian rebel enclave
Amman, Jordan Reuters Russian jets bombed villages and towns near the north-western Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, killing at least nine civilians and wounding dozens in a major flare-up of violence in the country’s last opposition stronghold, witnesses and rescuers said. War planes flying at high altitude, which tracking centres said were Russian Sukhoi […]
Syrian woman rescued quake victims, won over those who told her to stay home
Idlib province, Syria Reuters Syrian civil defence volunteer Salam Mahmoud had only one thought when she saw the collapsed buildings after the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey. “All I could think about was how can I get the children out? If there is someone alive, how can I reach them?,” the 24-year-old said. […]
At least 14 killed in shelling on north Syria market, rescuers say
Reuters Fourteen people were killed including at least five children in a rocket attack on a market in the northern Syrian city of Al-Bab on Friday, according to emergency responders working in rebel-held areas. The White Helmets rescue group earlier put the death toll at nine. It said that figure might rise further as rescue […]