Russian warplanes strike Syria’s Idlib, killing ten

Ten civilians were killed when Russian military aircraft conducted a number of airstrikes in opposition-held Idlib on Friday, according to the White Helmets civil-defense agency, Anadolu reports.

Russian warplanes took off from the Khmeimim Airbase in Syria’s Latakia province, striking targets in Idlib’s Al-Fuah, Khan Sheikhun and Kafriya districts, opposition sources asserted on social media.

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 ferocity.

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IDLIB, SYRIA – MARCH 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death) A dead body of a baby is removed under the rubbles of demolished buildings during a search and rescue operation after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar – Anadolu Agency )

IDLIB, SYRIA – MARCH 22: Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar – Anadolu Agency )

IDLIB, SYRIA – MARCH 22: Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar – Anadolu Agency )

Civil defence members conduct a search and rescue operation after the Syrian regime carried out air strikes in Idlib, Syria on 22 March 2019 [Hasan Muhtar/Anadolu Agency]

IDLIB, SYRIA – MARCH 22: Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar – Anadolu Agency )

Civil defence members conduct a search and rescue operation after the Syrian regime carried out air strikes in Idlib, Syria on 22 March 2019 [Hasan Muhtar/Anadolu Agency]

IDLIB, SYRIA – MARCH 22: Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar – Anadolu Agency )

Civil defence members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019 [Hasan Muhtar/Anadolu Agency]

Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on 22 March 2019. [Hasan Muhtar – Anadolu Agency]