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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 10 Dead in Idlib Airstrike

People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the city of Idlib, Syria February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

Syrian opposition activists said an airstrike on a market in an opposition-held town in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib has killed at least 10 civilians.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday’s airstrike on the market in Maaret al-Numan killed 10 and wounded others.

The Aleppo Media Center, an activist collective that covers rebel-held areas in northern Syria also said 10 civilians were killed and dozens were wounded.

Syrian troops launched a four-month offensive earlier this year against Idlib, which is the country’s last opposition stronghold.

The Syrian regime offensive forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee their homes.

A fragile ceasefire halted the advance at the end of August, but in recent weeks it has been repeatedly violated.

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