At least 15 people were killed on Tuesday when suspected Russian warplanes struck a crowded market in the rebel-held city of Ariha in the second such strike on a shopping area in opposition-held Idlib within 24 hours, residents and rescuers said. They said the aircraft were flying at high altitude, which differentiates it from ageing Syrian airforce. It denies opposition and witness accounts that its warplanes target market places, medical centers and residential areas away from frontlines. On Monday, warplanes bombed a potato market in nearby Saraqeb, killing at least 11 people, mostly farmers and traders. It said this was the second strike on the hospital in just over a week.

Source: Egypt Independent January 30, 2018 20:26 UTC