adminappealing for a ceasefire during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the pre-dawn air raids around Maaret al-Numan were the “most violent” since insurgents captured the strategic Idlib province town last week.
The warplanes targeted the blockade of the highway to Aleppo, theatre of intense fighting for the past three months, it said, adding that rebels responded with anti-aircraft fire.
“Since this morning, there have been 29 air strikes on the area of Maaret al-Numan,” said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman.
“Most civilians from the area have fled.”
Army shelling of nearby Kafr Nabal killed two children, aged six and 10, said the observatory, adding they were among at least 78 people who died in bloodshed around the country.
Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, called for a ceasefire as he shuttled between Syria’s neighbours, bitterly divided by the conflict. — AFP.
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