Syria: Regime airstrikes kill 6 civilians in Idlib
Attacks target de-escalation zone in northwest of war-torn country
A wounded man is being carried from the site after Assad Regime forces carried out airstrikes over Ma'ar Shoreen village of Idlib, Syria on August 27, 2019. At least 6 civilians were killed on the attacks. ( Izeddin Idilbi - Anadolu Agency )
IDLIB, Syria
Fresh Syrian regime airstrikes killed six civilians on Tuesday in Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria, according to opposition sources.
According to the information by aircraft observatory of the Syrian opposition, Bashar al-Assad regime warplanes hit Kafranbil district, Jarjanaz town and Tal Mannis village.
Turkey and Russia agreed last September to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.
The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire, launching frequent attacks inside the zone.
The de-escalation zone is currently home to some four million civilians, including hundreds of thousands displaced in recent years by regime forces from the war-weary country.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Since then, hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million others displaced, according to UN officials.
* Writing by Sena Guler
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