The bombardment has killed about 100 civilians and driven tens of thousands from their homes.
By Zakaria Zakaria and Tamer El-Ghobashy Tamer El-Ghobashy Baghdad bureau chief focusing on Iraq's politics, security and the fight against the Islamic State Email Bio Follow May 6 at 2:10 PM ISTANBUL — Syrian government and allied Russian warplanes on Monday intensified a week-long bombardment of Idlib province, targeting hospitals and other civilian infrastructure as tens of thousands of residents fled toward the border with Turkey, activists and monitors in the rebel-held region said.
On Monday, government helicopters dropped 13 barrel bombs in southern areas of Idlib and northern pockets of neighboring Hama province while Russian jets carried out at least 33 airstrikes in the region, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It would also spell the breakdown of the Russian-Turkish agreement that took hold in October. The cease-fire called for a nine-mile demilitarized zone in Idlib. It has been repeatedly violated by both sides, but the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has described the latest escalation as the “fiercest.”
Syrians fleeing violence last week. The shelling in Idlib province, as well as parts of neighboring Hama province, has prompted an exodus toward Syria’s border with Turkey. Syrian officials quoted in state media have said the operations in Idlib are in response to attacks by al-Qaeda-linked militants that killed 22 government troops and allied militiamen late last month.
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