Syria Shelling Kills 4 Kids, 3 Others

Syrian government on Wednesday shelled the last rebel last enclave in the country’s northwest, killing at least seven people, including four children, rescuers and activists reported.

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An international humanitarian organisation, World Vision, gave a higher death toll, saying eight people - four children and four adults - were killed in the attack, including two staff members from its local partner agency.

The attack came during a day of heavy rain, and targeted the city of Idlib city and two towns, to the north and south.

A child was killed when a shell landed near a weekly market in the city of Idlib, according to the Syrian Civil Defense, a volunteer rescue team also known as the White Helmets, and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor.