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At Least 20 Civilians Killed in Syria as U.N. Warns of Humanitarian Crisis

HeadlineMay 29, 2019

In Syria, over 20 civilians were killed Tuesday as attacks in the northwestern rebel stronghold of Idlib continue by government and Russian forces. Nine children were among the dead, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The United Nations is warning that 3 million people in Idlib are caught in the crosshairs of the fighting, and blasted the international community’s lack of action in the face of the growing humanitarian crisis.

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