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January 2, 2020

Reports: 9 Civilians Killed in Syrian Government Strike on School in Idlib
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In Syria, aid workers say Syrian government artillery fire killed at
least nine civilians - including five children - on New Year's Day in
the northwestern province of Idlib, which is facing a heavy bombing and
a ground offensive by the Russian-backed Syrian government. Aid workers
say at least 16 more civilians were injured in the cluster munitions
bombing of a school where displaced people were taking refuge. Over the
last month, nearly 300,000 civilians have been forced to flee the Syrian
government's offensive against Idlib, which is home to about 3 million
civilians, more than 75% of whom are women and children. Since April, at
least 60 health facilities have been bombed in the region, sparking the
United Nations to launch a limited inquiry into seven of the incidents.
We'll have more on the offensive in Idlib later in the broadcast.


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