Syrian civilian killed in regime attack in Aleppo

By Anadolu staff

IDLIB, Syria (AA) – At least one civilian was killed in a regime attack in Syria’s northwestern Aleppo province on Saturday, according to local sources.

The attack targeted the town of Kafartal, west of Aleppo, by regime forces and allied militias stationed in the town of Kafaraleppo, the sources said.

In September 2018, Türkiye and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone where acts of aggression are expressly prohibited.

The Syrian regime and its allies, however, have consistently broken the terms of the cease-fire, launching frequent attacks inside the zone.

Syria has been embroiled in a vicious civil war since early 2011, when the Bashar al-Assad regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests with unexpected ferocity.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and more than 10 million others displaced, according to UN estimates.

*Writing by Ikram Kouachi