Civilians dead in US-led strikes in Syria

AFP, BEIRUT: At least eight civilians, including five children, were killed in US-led air strikes on a weapons depot belonging to a rebel group allied with Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate, a monitor said Wednesday.
The overnight raid hit the Atmeh region of the northwest Idlib province and also killed 10 members of the Jaish al-Sunna group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Atmeh is home to a large camp for displaced Syrians, but the strikes did not hit the camp itself, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said. “There were a total of 18 people killed. Eight of them were civilians, including five children and two women,” he told AFP.
“The strikes hit the Jaish al-Sunna weapons depot, which was also used to manufacture shells and rockets. There was a huge explosion after the strikes,” he said.

Civilians dead in US-led strikes in Syria

AFP, BEIRUT: At least eight civilians, including five children, were killed in US-led air strikes on a weapons depot belonging to a rebel group allied with Al-Qaedas Syrian affiliate, a monitor said Wednesday. The overnight raid hit the Atmeh region of the northwest Idlib province and also killed 10 members of the Jaish al-Sunna group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Atmeh is home to a large camp for displaced Syrians, but the strikes did not hit the camp itself, Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said. There were a total of 18 people killed. Eight of them were civilians, including five children and two women, he told AFP. The strikes hit the Jaish al-Sunna weapons depot, which was also used to manufacture shells and rockets. There was a huge explosion after the strikes, he said.