Deaths rise in Syrian offensive on rebels

Updated August 18 2019 - 7:08am, first published 7:03am
Syria is stepping up its offensive on the last rebel stronghold, with civilian deaths rising.
Syria is stepping up its offensive on the last rebel stronghold, with civilian deaths rising.

Air strikes have killed more than two dozen civilians in northwestern Syria in the past two days in an escalation of a Russian-backed offensive against the last major rebel stronghold, a war monitor and local activists say.

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