BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighting in northwest Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, David Carden, U.N. Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis, told Reuters on Friday.
Russian and Syrian warplanes bombed rebel-held northwest Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday to try to push back an insurgent offensive that has captured territory for the first time in years, Syrian army and rebel sources said.
“We’re deeply alarmed by the situation unfolding in northwest Syria. Relentless attacks over the past three days have claimed the lives of at least 27 civilians, including children as young as eight years old,” Carden said.
“Civilians and civilian infrastructure are not targets and must be protected under International Humanitarian Law.”
(Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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