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Syria conflict: Schoolchildren killed in Idlib air raids Syria conflict: Schoolchildren killed in Idlib air raids
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More than 20 people, many of them children, have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held village in north-western Syria, activists say.More than 20 people, many of them children, have been killed in air strikes on a rebel-held village in north-western Syria, activists say.
A school complex was reportedly among several locations targeted in the village of Haas, in Idlib province.A school complex was reportedly among several locations targeted in the village of Haas, in Idlib province.
It was not immediately clear if the raids were carried out by Syrian government or Russian warplanes.It was not immediately clear if the raids were carried out by Syrian government or Russian warplanes.
State media quoted a military source as saying several "terrorists" had been killed when their positions were hit.State media quoted a military source as saying several "terrorists" had been killed when their positions were hit.
The incident comes as the government and its ally Russia said they would continue a moratorium on the aerial bombardment of besieged, rebel-held eastern districts of the city of Aleppo.The incident comes as the government and its ally Russia said they would continue a moratorium on the aerial bombardment of besieged, rebel-held eastern districts of the city of Aleppo.
The attack on Haas, about 75km (46 miles) south-west of Aleppo, appears to have been intense, reports the BBC's James Longman in Beirut. The attack on Haas, about 75km (46 miles) south-west of Aleppo, appears to have been intense and flattened a number of buildings, reports the BBC's James Longman in Beirut.
The Syria Civil Defence, whose rescue workers are known as the White Helmets, said a complex containing three schools was targeted.The Syria Civil Defence, whose rescue workers are known as the White Helmets, said a complex containing three schools was targeted.
Activists shared photographs of bloodied corpses, many of them children, lining the floors of a makeshift treatment centre. Children were reportedly gathered around an entrance when it was hit, at about 11:30 local time (08:30 GMT). They had been allowed to leave classes early because of the raids elsewhere in the village.
Activists shared photographs of dead bodies - many of them children - on the floor of a makeshift treatment centre.
The Syria Civil Defence said initial reports were of more than 20 people being killed, while the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 22, including 14 children and a teacher.The Syria Civil Defence said initial reports were of more than 20 people being killed, while the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the death toll at 22, including 14 children and a teacher.
Both groups said some of the wounded were in a critical condition. Idlib is one of the last strongholds of the Syrian opposition, and the province has been repeatedly bombed by the Syrian and Russian air forces.
Our correspondent says Idlib is one of the last strongholds of the Syrian opposition. The US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) has also targeted rival jihadist fighters linked to al-Qaeda who operate there.
The area is where civilians from eastern Aleppo would be sent under faltering UN ceasefire plans. Idlib is where civilians from other parts of Syria have been evacuated after being forced to surrender by years of siege and bombardment by government forces.
That effort is still ongoing, our correspondent adds, but while Russia's bombardments of eastern Aleppo have stopped the government's ground offensive continues - meaning aid deliveries and evacuations cannot take place. As part of efforts by the United Nations, the people of eastern Aleppo are being offered safe passage to the province, our correspondent says. But as these latest attacks demonstrate, he adds, nowhere in rebel-held Syria is free from violence.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said some 300 civilians appeared to have been killed in 11 air strikes in Syria by the US-led coalition.
The human rights group said it had reviewed publicly available information from local human rights and monitoring organisations, and where feasible interviewed eyewitnesses and analysed satellite imagery, photographs and video evidence.
Three of the reported air strikes took place in June and July 2016 in the Manbij area of Aleppo province, which together are believed to have killed more than 100 civilians, including 34 children, in the villages of Tokhar, Hadhadh and Ghandoura.
Another struck two houses in the village of Ayn al-Khan, in Hassakeh province, on 7 December 2015. Activists said 40 civilians, including 19 children, were killed.
Amnesty said that research and documentation by local groups indicated that more than 1,000 civilians could have been killed by coalition forces since the air campaign in Syria began in September 2014. To date, the group added, the coalition had only acknowledged one single death.