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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 have been killed and many more injured in an air attack on a mosque in a rebel-held village in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. 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 raid is said to have taken place in al-Jineh, in Aleppo province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raid by unidentified planes was in al-Jineh, Aleppo province.
The UK-based observatory, which relays information from sources on the ground in Syria, said the mosque was packed with worshippers for evening prayers. Russian and Syrian aircraft operate there and US warplanes also target jihadist rebels in the region.
The group said most of those killed were civilians. 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.
It is not clear who exactly was behind the attack, but Russian and Syrian war planes fly in the region.
US aircraft also target jihadist rebels in the area.
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The attack 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 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.