Syria airstrikes
Air strikes kill 12 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor
Since late April, the Syrian regime and Russia have stepped up deadly raids on the Idlib region of three million people.
The outcome led to a rare statement following the meeting by the UN's humanitarian chief, Mark Lowcock.
They were killed in missile strikes close the capital Damascus where Syrian troops, Iranian forces and Hezbollah fighters are stationed, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Eight women and one elderly man were also among the civilians killed while trying to flee towards the Iraqi border, said Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since the army and allied forces resumed bombardment last week, the UN humanitarian affairs office said on Monday.
The air strikes targeted the village of Hajin, the last major stronghold of Islamic State in Syria, and resulted in fires, but there was no information about casualties, the Russian military said.
The air strikes targeted the towns of Tafas, northwest of the provincial capital Deraa, and Saida, to its east, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The United States, France and Britain destroyed three targets tied to Syria’s weapons programme.
The International Relations Department says that the alleged action by Syria cannot be justification for military airstrikes by the US, Britain and France.
Vladimir Putin made his remarks in a telephone conversation with Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani after the US, France and Britain launched missile strikes on Syria on Saturday.
Russian lawmakers met with Assad after the United States, France and Britain launched missile strikes on Syria in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack a week ago.
The northwestern Idlib region remains the largest populated area of Syria in the hands of insurgents fighting the Damascus government.
'The morning of resilience,' declared a caption accompanying the video circulated on the presidency’s Telegram feed.
US President Donald Trump announced the military action from the White House. As he spoke, explosions rocked Damascus.
The attack on the town of Douma on 7 April killed dozens of people, including children.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, striking a cautious tone after Trump’s threat of missile strikes, said the United States was assessing intelligence about the suspected attack.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pointed to the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but also blamed Russia for ‘just watching’ the events unfold.
Idlib is the largest, most populous area still held by rebels seeking to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose forces are backed in the war by Russian air power.
The UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, pleaded for a truce to halt one of the fiercest air assaults of the seven-year civil war.