Women, children killed as Assad-Russian warplanes shell Idlib

Russian warplanes and Assad militiamen shelled on Friday (May 10) the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Idlib and Hama countryside, killing 13 civilians and injuring 27 other civilians and causing severe damage, Orient correspondent said.

Russian warplanes bombed on Friday night Maarat al-Sin town in Idlib countryside, killing a woman and two children and injuring others and causing substantial material damage.

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Earlier on Friday, Russian and Assad warplanes and rockets bombed Khan Sheikhoun town in Idlib countryside, killing two men and a woman and injuring others and causing substantial material damage.

Russian warplanes also bombed civilian homes in Kafr Nabl town in Idlib countryside, killing a man and an old woman and injuring eight civilians.

During last two weeks, Assad and Russian bombardment killed more than 120 civilians, including 22 children and injured more than 320 others, including women and children. 

Idlib countryside is within the de-escalation zone reached by Russia and Turkey last September. Russian warplanes and Assad militiamen have killed hundreds of Syrians since the de-escalation deal reached.