Russian warplane attack on a market in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone kills nine civilians and injures 30 others, according to local sources
A plume of smoke rises from a building following a reported Russian air strike on Syria's northwestern rebel-held Idlib province. / Photo: AFP
Confirming the casualties, the White Helmets civil defence group said the attack hit the vegetable market in the Jisr al Shughur district centre on Sunday.Three Russian warplanes departed from the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia at 10.03 am local time and carried out air strikes on the vegetable market in the Jisr al Shug district, the city centre, and a village, according to the opposition aircraft observatory.
The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire, launching frequent attacks inside the zone.
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