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Death toll from Russian air strikes in Idlib climbs to 23

Reuters
Beirut Updated: Jun 14, 2016, 02:33 AM IST
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Residents inspect a site damaged by an airstrike in Binnish, in the insurgent stronghold of Idlib province, Syria. Photograph:(Reuters)

At least 23 people were killed in Russian air strikes overnight in the Syrian rebel-held city of Idlib, the heaviest bombardment there since a cessation of hostilities was agreed in February, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The Observatory said the air strikes targeted a number of positions in the city, one of them next to a hospital. Seven children were among the dead, Observatory Director Rami Abdulrahman said. The toll was likely to rise.

Idlib is a stronghold of rebel groups including the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.