Nearly 50 Killed in Syria Despite Cease-Fire for Eid

Nearly 50 people were killed in fighting Friday in Syria, the last day of a cease-fire announced by the Syrian army to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The violence took place in two different parts of the country — in Idlib province, near the border with Turkey, and north of the city of Aleppo. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the violence, said airstrikes killed 23 people, including two children, in the village of Darkoush in Idlib province. It...

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