Dozens Killed in Airstrikes on Syrian Market

Syrian activists say airstrikes targeted two opposition-held towns in northwestern Syria, killing 44 civilians. The Syrian Observer for Human Rights said a vegetable market in the town of Maarat al-Numan was shelled Tuesday killing about 40 people. Another strike in the nearby town of Kafranbel in Idlib province, left at least four dead. Both areas are known as pro-opposition strongholds. The shelling followed fighting Monday in the coastal province of Latakia, the stronghold of...

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