Russian airstrikes kill 5 civilians in Idlib, Syria

By Esref Musa and Burak Karacaoglu

IDLIB, Syria (AA) – At least five civilians were killed and nine others injured in Russian airstrikes on Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria on Monday, according to a local civil defense agency.

Two children were killed and five others injured in an airstrike on Binnish town. Another airstrike in Maar Shimmareen village left two women and one child dead as well as four others injured, the White Helmets said.

Meanwhile, the Assad regime hit a school in Maar Shimmareen with a barrel bomb, the group said, adding a rescue operation is underway.

Since Moscow and Ankara reached a deal in September 2018, over 1,300 civilians have been killed in the Idlib de-escalation zone.

Over a million Syrians have moved near the Turkish border following intense attacks.

Since the eruption of the bloody civil war in Syria in 2011, Turkey has taken in over 3.6 million Syrians who fled their country, making Turkey the world’s top refugee-hosting country.