90 dead in Syrian regime attacks on rebel areas Beirut

October 17, 2012 01:51

The Syrian military unleashed heavy airstrikes and artillery bombardments targeting rebel strongholds in the north today, killing at least 90 people according to activists.

The barrage came as the UN food agency warned that more and more Syrians are depending on assistance from the World Food Program to stay alive with the civil war worsening. The airstrikes hit northern Idlib and Aleppo provinces, both bordering Turkey.

Activists described them as some of the worst since rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad took over the key city of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib on October 10. The city lies along the main highway connecting Aleppo with the cities to the south, including Homs and the capital Damascus.

Assad's regime has increasingly relied on warplanes in its struggle to crush rebels who have taken over large swathes of territory in the north.

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