11 Killed in Government Raids on Northwest Syria

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Government air strikes on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, most of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday. 

"Government warplanes carried out air strikes after midnight on several areas in the town of Ariha" in Idlib province, said the monitoring group's head Rami Abdel Rahman. 

"The preliminary toll is 11 killed, including at least seven civilians," three of them children, he said.

Others were still missing and rescue teams were searching for anyone trapped under the rubble, Abdel Rahman added.

Leith Fares, a rescue worker in Ariha, told AFP his team had pulled at least 20 wounded people out of the rubble. 

"We've been working since 3:00 am (0100 GMT) to rescue victims still under the rubble of two four-storey buildings that totally collapsed on the residents inside," he said.

"We're still looking for two families, estimated at eight to 10 members each, that are still trapped," Fares said.

The deaths come two days after 10 civilians were killed in government air strikes on Ariha, held since spring 2015 by an anti-regime coalition dominated by jihadists. 

Idlib province has been battered by heavy air strikes in recent weeks, with intensifying bombing raids by regime warplanes in particular, according to the Observatory. 

It has also been rocked by infighting between rebel and jihadist factions, including Al-Qaeda's former Syrian affiliate, Fateh al-Sham Front.

Comments 30
Thumb gigahabib 27 February 2017, 13:06

As was shown in Aleppo, once the Wahhabist terrorists leave, there will be peace in the area.

Default-user-icon gigakhara (Guest) 27 February 2017, 15:33

yes as shown

Thumb Mystic 27 February 2017, 15:44

The salafis that did the recent Tom's bombing all came from Idlib. It is good that they punish it in return.

Thumb Mystic 27 February 2017, 15:44

Homs bombing

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 17:54

The immorality of the mullah brigades knows no bound. Rather than condemn attacks on civilian targets, they condone and support them. They are people without shame or morals. They are far worse than the Zionists.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 19:55

Over 20 and dozen injured. Naharnet please update figures

Thumb _mowaten_ 27 February 2017, 21:35

jorsajraisati: we told you years ago who bombed the march14 figures, but you refuse to believe it simply because the people behind the bombings are the ones you suck up to, and the ones telling you to bark at this or that target. so keep barking.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 22:31

jorsajraisati ... You must understand that Mowaten Safawi has inside information that the international court does not have.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 28 February 2017, 00:11

jorsajraisati ... You must understand that Mowaten Safawi has insider mole in the international court. Thank you for enlightening us with another one of your conspiracy theories. Without you, We do not know where to get the realnews

Thumb justin 27 February 2017, 15:46

Two embedded intelligence and war correspondents reporting on naharnet.

Thumb EagleDawn 27 February 2017, 15:56

lol

Thumb _mowaten_ 27 February 2017, 16:20

eagley found his other alias hilarious

Thumb gigahabib 27 February 2017, 16:47

Joostein is stealing my material, lol.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 17:56

Embedded paid trolls

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 17:56

Embedded paid trolls

Thumb gigahabib 27 February 2017, 18:06

Talking to yourself in the third person now, SaudiDemagogue?

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 19:13

Talking about you minihater. You are the one that spew hatred on this site, who repeats the mullah propaganda and who no qualm about defending mass murderers and their horrible deeds.

Thumb gigahabib 27 February 2017, 19:22

Hatred to Wahhabists, not anyone else. Not to normal Sunnis etc. You and your camp on the other hand hate all Shias for being heretics. And well, all non-Sunnis are heretics in your book.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 19:50

Minihater ... You lie again. You have shown utmost hatred to anyone that oppose your masters projects. You also shown utmost hatred toward Sunnis (and not only Wahhabis). You support sectarian dictatorships and parties while I support demands democracy and human rights.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 19:51

And minihatred, show me one time I called anyone heretic?

Thumb gigahabib 27 February 2017, 22:38

When you show me where I have expressed hatred for Sunnis in general.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 27 February 2017, 23:03

Minihabib - Not a single time you condemned or expressed regret at the killing of Sunni civilians by the Assad regime or the mass executions. Indeed, you support these and refer to them as Wahhabis. So yes, you do hate Sunnis and could care less if any or all die.

Thumb _mowaten_ 27 February 2017, 23:11

looooool saudithocrat.com, right here on this page you called me "Mowaten Safawi", which (besides being ridiculous and irrelevant) is a term used by takfiri fanatics. you dont need to use the word "heretic" to be a hateful sectarian scumbag

Thumb _mowaten_ 27 February 2017, 23:13

as for the assad regime, like the syrian army and the entire syrian population, it is 80% sunni. caring about the survival of syria is caring about the survival of all syrians, regardless of sect. the problem with you scumbags is you want people to believe you're victims, when in reality you're the ones who want to slaughter and behead people on fanatical religious basis

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 28 February 2017, 00:17

Mowaten Safawi ... You can continue your lies! Your loyalty is to the Mullahs of Iran and that makes you a Safawi. Shia and Sunni nationalisms are plague and you are part of it. As for your nonsense about Syria, it does explain that we never read you condemn or express concern about the wholesale slaughter of Sunnis in Syria. Indeed, you expressed your support of the regime that conducts this slaughter and defend it and continue to defend it. You are on better than minihabib

Thumb _mowaten_ 28 February 2017, 00:32

like talking to a wall. what do i care, there's clearly nothing that can get through to you.

Missing ArabDemocrat.com 28 February 2017, 01:53

Safawi ... If there is a stone, it is you. When one supports and justifies murder on mass scale, that person (you) loses credibility. When a person parrots conspiracy theories, that person (you) loses credibility. When a person believes a criminal regime rather then credible organizations, that person (you) loses credibility. When a person talks dogma, that person (you) loses credibility.

Thumb warrior 28 February 2017, 05:26

the shia iranian heretic calls others takfiris and gets upset when someone refers to it as safawi.

Thumb gigahabib 28 February 2017, 11:50

Lol, SaudiDemagogue, I rest my case...

Thumb enterprise 27 February 2017, 15:49

Government air strikes on northwest Syria killed at least 11 people overnight, most of them civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday.

must be a lot of fake blood and people pretending to be dead.....