At least 28 people were killed Wednesday by regime airstrikes in opposition-held areas of Syria’s western Idlib and Homs provinces, a civil defense source told Anadolu Agency.
The source, who spoke anonymously due to fears of reprisal, said 15 civilians had been killed in three separate airstrikes that targeted a busy market in the town of Al-Rastan on Homs’ northern outskirts.
Due to a chronic shortfall of medical equipment, those injured by the strikes could not be treated at a local field hospital and were taken instead to the nearby town of Talbiseh.
The same source said a separate round of airstrikes in Idlib’s town of Ariha had left another 13 dead and 22 injured.
Syria has been locked in a conflict since 2011 which has killed at least 250,000 and displaced millions.
By Halit Suleyman
Editor's note: This article has been edited from the source material.
