Civil war in Syria
Syrian government drops bombs on homes in its own country
Air strikes by the Syrian government hit residential buildings, Islamist rebels took over the Syrian city of Aleppo and President Bashar al-Assad declared war on the rebels.
According to activists, the Syrian army has carried out air strikes on the rebel-held city of Idlib in the northwest of the country. At least five civilians were killed and numerous residential buildings were destroyed, said activists from the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets. At least 30 people were injured, including women and children.
The Syrian state agency Sana also reported air strikes together with Russia on the outskirts of the city of Al-Safira, south of Aleppo. Russia, an ally of the Syrian government, had already bombed the city of Aleppo on Monday night.
In the middle of last week, an alliance of insurgents led by the Islamist group Haiat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) began an offensive in northwestern Syria and took control of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, over the weekend.
Syria: Ruler Assad announces counteroffensive
Syria’s ruler Bashar al-Assad announced a counteroffensive. Syrian government sources said the army had recaptured areas around Hama, south of Aleppo, from the rebels.
In the latest fighting, more than 440 people were killed in five days, most of them rebels and government forces, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The London-based organization said the dead included more than 60 civilians. They get their information from a network of informants in Syria.
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Source: Stern
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