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11 killed in Syrian government airstrike

Idlib province is the last major rebel stronghold in the country outside the control of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Published : Jul 27, 2019, 11:52 PM IST

11 killed in Syrian government airstrike

Ariha: At least 11 people were killed and two wounded on Saturday after a Syrian government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in Idlib's Ariha, activists said.

Rescue workers pulled injured people from the rubble.

A government offensive began in April and has displaced hundreds of thousands into the already crammed area, targeting infrastructure and hospitals in a tactic used throughout the eight-year conflict to empty out opposition areas.

11 killed in Syrian government airstrike
Ariha has been repeatedly targeted over the past week as Syria's government looks to regain momentum in its stalled offensive to retake the last remaining rebel enclave in the region.Idlib province is the last major rebel stronghold in the country outside the control of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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