adminRussian air strikes in Syria have killed over 400 civilians since September this year, monitoring groups say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the death toll from September 30 — when the strikes were launched — until November 20 stood at 403 civilians, a figure that includes 97 children.
Over 400 civilians killed since September this year, including 97 children. The Syrian Network for Human Rights puts the figure at at least 526, including 137 children. Since last October, at least 42,234 air strikes have been documented.
Over 22,370 “barrel bombs” have also been dropped in that period resulting in the death of 6,889 civilians, including 1,436 children, and injuring another 35,000 civilians. At least 100,000 people have fled from Aleppo, while another 1,000 fled an Atma displaced camp in Idlib’s suburbs.
The Syrian conflict has killed at least 250,000 people, according to the UN. Meanwhile, the Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR), another monitoring group, said at least 526 were killed, including 137 children, since Russia launched its first air strikes.
Yesterday, government air strikes killed at least seven people, including three children, in Douma just outside of the capital Damascus, SOHR said. At least seven civilians were killed in government air strikes in Aleppo on Saturday, SOHR added.
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