Russian airstrikes kill 5 in Syria's Idlib

IDLIB, Syria

At least five civilians have been killed in airstrikes on residential areas in Syria’s de-escalation zones, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency on Saturday.

The airstrikes targeted the Idlib province's Kawkaba and Al-fakli villages as well as Hama province's Amkiyya village, the agency said.

The White Helmets said the deaths occurred in Amkiyya village.

According to opposition sources, a Russian aircraft took off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria’s western Latakia province and carried out the attacks.

Last September, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression would be strictly prohibited.

Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected severity.

IDLIB, Syria

At least five civilians have been killed in airstrikes on residential areas in Syria’s de-escalation zones, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency on Saturday.

The airstrikes targeted the Idlib province's Kawkaba and Al-fakli villages as well as Hama province's Amkiyya village, the agency said.

The White Helmets said the deaths occurred in Amkiyya village.

According to opposition sources, a Russian aircraft took off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria’s western Latakia province and carried out the attacks.

Last September, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression would be strictly prohibited.

Syria has only just begun to emerge from a devastating conflict that began in 2011, when the Assad regime cracked down on demonstrators with unexpected severity.