Idlib airstrike kills at least 23, including Syrian White Helmet volunteer

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Published Monday, July 22, 2019
CBC News

An airstrike hit a busy market in a rebel-held town in northwestern Syria on Monday, killing at least 23 people, according to opposition activists and a war monitoring group.

The airstrike in the town of Maaret al-Numan also wounded more than 30 people, according to reports from the region, which has witnessed intensive airstrikes and bombardment almost every day as Syrian troops, backed by Russian air cover, try to push their way into the enclave near the Turkish border.

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