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Syria 'air raid on mosque kills 42' in Aleppo province | Syria 'air raid on mosque kills 42' in Aleppo province |
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Forty-two people, mostly civilians, have died in an air strike on a mosque in a rebel-held village in northern Syria, a monitoring group says. | |
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raid by unidentified planes was in al-Jineh, Aleppo province. | |
Russian and Syrian aircraft operate there and US warplanes also target jihadist rebels in the region. | |
Separately, the US said it had killed several al-Qaeda militants in an air strike in neighbouring Idlib province. | |
The US Central Command statement did not mention any civilian casualties in the Idlib strike. | |
The UK-based observatory, which relays information from sources on the ground, said the al-Jineh mosque had been packed with worshippers for evening prayers. | |
The village lies in one of the main rebel-held regions of Syria. | The village lies in one of the main rebel-held regions of Syria. |
Unravelling the Syrian puzzle | Unravelling the Syrian puzzle |
Assad is secure, but Syria's war shows no sign of ending | Assad is secure, but Syria's war shows no sign of ending |
The attack on Thursday came only a day after at least 31 people were killed in a suicide bombing at the main court complex in the capital, Damascus. | |
The Damascus bombing was on the sixth anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. | The Damascus bombing was on the sixth anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. |
Since then, more than 320,000 people have been killed and 11 million displaced in the conflict, according to activists. | Since then, more than 320,000 people have been killed and 11 million displaced in the conflict, according to activists. |