One killed, seven injured in forest fires in Syria
One person was killed and seven others injured on Friday in forest fires raging across the northern countryside of the northwestern province of Latakia since Thursday, according to Syrian state TV.
At least 15 civilians including four children were killed in airstrikes in Syria's al-Raqqa city, a UK-based war monitoring group reported on Saturday.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the bombing was carried out in the district of Hunaida, Efe news reported.
SOHR added that the death toll could increase.
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According to the SOHR, nearly 220 civilians, including 36 minors, have been killed since March 1 in bombings targeting al-Raqqa.
Al-Raqqa is the main stronghold of the Islamic State terror organization in Syria.
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