Warplanes attacked a rebel-held northwestern village in Syria, killing at least 35 people and wounding dozens more, including children, in one of the deadliest incidents in that part of the country this year, a Syrian war monitor and paramedics said Friday. The opposition's Syrian Civil Defense, also known as White Helmets, said the airstrike Thursday night killed 35 and wounded 80 in the village of Zardana. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike killed 44, including six children and 11 women. The Observatory said the airstrike was carried out by Russian warplanes and is so far the deadliest in Idlib province this year. The Observatory said the intense offensive killed 25 pro-government gunmen while 18 IS fighters were killed including 10 who detonated their vehicles or explosive belts they were wearing.

Source: ABC News June 08, 2018 07:54 UTC