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18 killed in heavy bombardment in Syrian province

'Russian war planes targeted Urum al-Jawz with cluster bombs,’ civil defense official says

Ersin Çelik
06:27 - 9/04/2017 Pazar
Update: 06:34 - 9/04/2017 Pazar
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Smoke rises after a regime airstrike on Idlib
Smoke rises after a regime airstrike on Idlib

At least 18 civilians were killed Saturday in aerial attacks that targeted the town of Urum al-Jawz in this province, a civil defense official said.

"Russian war planes targeted Urum al-Jawz with cluster bombs,” Mustafa Rasheed told Anadolu Agency.

The bombardment in northern Syria also left 25 civilians wounded.

Idlib has been the target of Syrian regime forces that shelled civilian areas of the city.

Approximately 100 civilians were reportedly killed and 500 others — mostly children — were injured in a chemical weapons attack Tuesday in Khan Shaykhun.

The regime of President Bashar al-Assad has been blamed for the attack.


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