12 killed in Syrian airstrikes on rebel-held city

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says seven strikes hit the northeastern city of Raqqa; four women and five children among victims

December 07, 2013 06:41 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 11:06 pm IST - BEIRUT

This Google Maps image shows locates the Syrian city of Raqqa. Airstrikes on the rebel-held city have killed at least 12 people, including five children, activists claimed on Saturday.

This Google Maps image shows locates the Syrian city of Raqqa. Airstrikes on the rebel-held city have killed at least 12 people, including five children, activists claimed on Saturday.

Syrian activists say government airstrikes on a rebel-held city have killed at least 12 people, including five children.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the air raids seven strikes in total hit the northeastern city of Raqqa on Saturday. It says four women were among the 12 people killed and that dozens of people were wounded.

Rebels captured Raqqa, the capital of the province of the same name, in March. It’s the only major urban centre to fall entirely under opposition control since the Syrian conflict began in March 2011.

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