'Russian Airstrikes' Kill 32 Syrian Civilians
Jum'at, 18 Desember 2015 - 20:06 WIB
'Russian Airstrikes' Kill 32 Syrian Civilians
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SYRIA - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said suspected Russian airstrikes have killed 32 civilians, half of them women and children.
Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told the AFP news agency, the jets bombed Raqqa, the self-declared capital of Islamic State's caliphate. The warplanes also bombed the towns of Azaz and al Bab in Aleppo province, said Rahman.
Six children and 11 women were among the dead, with dozens of people wounded, according to the British-based monitoring group.
According to Rahman, the death toll in Raqqa included two rescue workers who added no suspected militants were killed in the three areas hit.
Refugees fleeing the city have told to Sky News, the militants' grip there is weakening as a result of coalition airstrikes.
Russia has been carrying out airstrikes on armed opposition groups throughout Syria for almost three months. Moscow's campaign has been criticised by the West and rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al Assad for targeting non-jihadist groups and causing civilian casualties.
The Observatory says it distinguishes between airstrikes carried out by Syrian, Russian and US-led coalition aircraft by looking at flight patterns, as well as the type of planes and ordnance used. It identifies those killed through its network of activists, medical workers at local hospitals and fighters on the ground.
Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman told the AFP news agency, the jets bombed Raqqa, the self-declared capital of Islamic State's caliphate. The warplanes also bombed the towns of Azaz and al Bab in Aleppo province, said Rahman.
Six children and 11 women were among the dead, with dozens of people wounded, according to the British-based monitoring group.
According to Rahman, the death toll in Raqqa included two rescue workers who added no suspected militants were killed in the three areas hit.
Refugees fleeing the city have told to Sky News, the militants' grip there is weakening as a result of coalition airstrikes.
Russia has been carrying out airstrikes on armed opposition groups throughout Syria for almost three months. Moscow's campaign has been criticised by the West and rebels fighting Syrian President Bashar al Assad for targeting non-jihadist groups and causing civilian casualties.
The Observatory says it distinguishes between airstrikes carried out by Syrian, Russian and US-led coalition aircraft by looking at flight patterns, as well as the type of planes and ordnance used. It identifies those killed through its network of activists, medical workers at local hospitals and fighters on the ground.
(rnz)
