Russian Airstrikes Leave 10 Dead in Northwestern Syria: Monitoring Group

Russian strikes on sites in northwest Syria, including a furniture workshop, killed 10 people and wounded 30 others, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Among the dead were 14 children. The strikes targeted a sawmill, a furniture workshop, and an olive presser on the outskirts of Idlib city. Syria’s White Helmets recovered the bodies of the victims. The civil defense force reported that the furniture workshop was hit while workers were inside, resulting in 10 civilian deaths and 32 serious injuries. The Russian military, aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has not responded to the incident. The area where the attack took place is controlled by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Idlib province and surrounding areas are under a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey in March 2020, though there have been violations, the ceasefire remains mostly intact.