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February 19, 2019

Syria: Bomb Attacks Kill 15 in Idlib
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In Syria, twin bomb attacks in the northwestern city of Idlib killed at
least 15 people Monday, including four children, according to the
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The attacks come as
Syrian government fighters say just a few hundred fighters remain in the
last Islamic State stronghold of Baghouz, in the east of the country,
where they are hiding out among around 1,000 villagers. On Monday, the
International Rescue Committee said over 60 people have died in recent
weeks due to exhaustion and malnutrition after leaving the area. The
majority of deaths were of young children.


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