20 killed in Russia, Syria strikes near Homs city
- 07 Dec 2024
A rebel fighter gestures, after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalise on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria, on Friday. Reuters
Russian and Syrian strikes killed 20 civilians, including five children, near Homs on Friday, a war monitor said, as rebels advanced towards the country's third-largest city in a lightning advance.
"Russian air strikes and Syria air raids and shelling killed 20 people near Homs city, including five people from the same family," said Rami Abdel Rahman, of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
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