![Teams conduct search and rescue operations after Russian airstrikes hit Ein Shib village of Idlib, Syria killing 3 civilians and injuring 6 on August 05, 2023. [Hatib İdlibi - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/AA-20230805-31854329-31854325-RUSSIAN_JETS_HIT_IDLIB_3_KILLED_6_INJURED-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
Three civilians were killed in attacks by Russian warplanes on a village in northwestern Syria, local sources said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.
Two Russian warplanes departed from the Khmeimim Air Base in Latakia, and carried out four airstrikes on the village, according to the Syrian opposition aircraft observatory.
Six others were injured in the attacks which hit the village of Ein Shib in Idlib province, said the White Helmets, a civil defense group.
The injured people were transferred to nearby hospitals.
In September 2018, Turkiye and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.
The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire, launching frequent attacks inside the zone.
Syria has been embroiled in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million others displaced, according to UN estimates.
READ: Syrian detained in Germany on suspicion of crimes against humanity
Unless otherwise stated in the article above, this work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. If the image(s) bear our credit, this license also applies to them. What does that mean? For other permissions, please contact us.
Spotted an error on this page? Let us know
