Heavy strikes hit rebel-held areas in western Syria
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 17 people had been killed in the air strikes overnight
Heavy air strikes targeted areas of Hama province captured by Syrian insurgents from government forces in recent days, as Damascus pressed a counter attack on Thursday in an area of strategic importance to President Bashar al-Assad.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least 17 people had been killed in the air strikes overnight.
Syrian state TV said the air force had launched "concentrated strikes" against what it described as "terrorists" in the area, saying tens had been killed.
Also Read
-
German official calls for sanctions against Syria
The Security Council began to discuss whether to impose sanctions on people or entities linked to two chlorine gas attacks on civilians Middle East -
Russian claim it killed ISIS spokesman a ‘joke,’ US official says
ISIS spokesman Abu Mohamed al-Adnani was killed in Syria's Aleppo on Tuesday Middle East -
Iranian ex-general killed fighting in Syria
Ahmad Gholami served as a senior Revolutionary Guards commander in the Iraq-Iran war of the 1980s Middle East -
Russia questions evidence of Syria chemical attacks
An international team of inspectors determined that both the Syrian government and ISIS militants were responsible for chemical attacks Middle East
