At least 28 dead in air raids on Syria displaced camp

May 06, 2016 02:25

At least 28 civilians, including women and children, were killed on Thursday in air strikes on a displaced camp in northern Syria near the Turkish border, a monitor said.

Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the strikes which also left 50 civilians wounded targeted the camp near Sarmada in Idlib province, which is controlled by Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front and rebel allies.

Mamun al-Khatib, director of the Aleppo-based pro-rebel Shahba Press news agency, accused the regime of carrying out the attacks.

"Two regime aircraft fired four missiles on the camp in the village of Al-Kammouna," he said.

"Two missiles fell near the the camp causing people to panic and two more fell inside where a dozen tents caught fire."

Images shared online by activists showed emergency workers putting out fires among damaged blue and white tents.

Khatib said the people in the camp had fled fighting in the north of Aleppo province.

Thousands of Syrians have fled fighting in the northern province over the last weeks, and camps for the displaced have been set up along the Turkish border.

The air strikes come after an intense diplomatic push to revive a landmark ceasefire and salvage peace efforts to end Syria's five-year conflict.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

IPL: How Jaiswal got back into the groove

Asked about Royals' preparation, Jaiswal replied: "It's going great right now, and I hope we can continue with the momentum prepare well and keep focusing on the process for upcoming matches."

'Now China Is Afraid'

'Ladakh will be dealt with in Modi's third term.'

Ex-Delhi Cong chief Arvinder Singh Lovely joins BJP

Lovely hailed the BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for giving him and his colleagues the opportunity to join the party when they felt lost.

Check Out Tilak's Sensational Catch!

A look at Tilak Varma's stunning effort on the field

Rohith Vemula's mother meets T'gana CM, seeks 'justice

Reddy assured her that an investigation would be conducted again into the University of Hyderabad student's suicide in 2016 and that justice would be done, an official release said.