Syrian Government Shelling Kills Nine in Rebel-Held Village
The attack, which claimed the lives of six children, is the latest violation of a truce in the ongoing Syrian conflict.
- Syrian government forces' shelling of the village of Qawqafeen resulted in at least nine casualties, including six children.
- The victims were reportedly picking olives at the time of the attack.
- This incident is the latest violation of a truce reached in March 2020 between Russia and Turkey, who back rival sides in Syria's ongoing conflict.
- The shelling was reported by the Britain-based opposition war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the opposition's Syrian Civil Defense, also known as White Helmets.
- Idlib, where the village is located, is home to more than 4 million people, many of whom are internally displaced due to the conflict.