Kafr Jales, Syria: Syrian regime rocket fire killed eleven people including three children at makeshift camps for displaced people in the country´s last major rebel-held bastion early on Sunday, a war monitor said.
The dead included three children among seven civilians, and two unidentified individuals, said the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which has a broad network of sources on the ground.
An earlier Observatory toll reported six civilians dead, including two youngsters. It said another 75 people were wounded when more than 30 rockets exploded in several areas, including the camps, west of the city of Idlib in Syria´s northwest.
Shelling continued later in the morning at several locations in the area, and rebels targeted government positions in retaliation for the strikes, according to the Observatory. An AFP correspondent saw flimsy tents destroyed and burned, blood stains and rocket debris at the scene.
At a nearby hospital, the correspondent saw the bodies of two young girls. Abu Hamid, a camp resident, told AFP: “We awoke this morning and were getting ready for work when we began hearing the sounds of strikes.” “The children were afraid and began screaming”, continued the 67-year-old.
Storm warnings for high winds, heavy rain and hail also were issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday
The Public and Commercial Services union said more than 300 members of staff would stop working early on Monday
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