the BEIRUT – at Least eight civilians, including four children, were killed today in the province to syria’s Idlib when a missile launched by government forces has hit a school-turned-shelter in Sarmin, a town controlled by the rebels. He denounced the Observatory syrian human rights. At the time of the attack, which also resulted in 16 injured, the school was crowded with pupils and teachers. Among the dead there are also two women.
The regime of Bashar al-Assad and the allies russians have launched in April a military offensive against the rebels in Idlib. The operation has intensified in recent weeks, forcing thousands of civilians to leave their homes. According to data released by the Un office for the coordination of humanitarian action, in addition 235mila people have fled from this area of the north-west of Syria between 12 and 25 December.
