Shelling in Syria rebel enclave kills seven, including four children
- World Vision said two staff members were killed while delivering life-saving help to civilians
- In the town of Ariha four people were killed, including a four-year old child, and in Kefraya two children were killed
The Syrian government on Wednesday shelled the last rebel enclave in the country’s northwest, killing at least seven people, including four children, rescuers and activists reported.
International humanitarian organisation, World Vision, gave a higher death toll, saying eight people – four children and four adults – were killed in the attack, including two staff members from its local partner agency.
The attack came during a day of heavy rain, and targeted the city of Idlib city and two towns, to the north and south. A child was killed when a shell landed near a weekly market in the city of Idlib, according to the Syrian Civil Defence, a volunteer rescue team also known as the White Helmets, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor.
The shelling in Idlib and surrounding areas wounded 17, according to Ahmed Sheikho, a spokesman for the White Helmets.
In the town of Ariha, to the south, four people were killed, including a four-year old child, he said. In Kefraya to the north, two children were killed, the Observatory and the White Helmets said.