9 aug 2016 5 people were killed and 12 others wounded in the attack in the opposition-held district of sevre. men and civil defence members look for survivors after an airstrike on a hospital in the town of meles western idlib city in rebel-held idlib province syria august 6 2016. (reuters) syrian opposition-held district of sevre in the northwestern province of idlib was hit by a vacuum bomb attack aerially dropped by syrian regime on monday leaving five people dead and 12 injured. the wounded including civil defence staff have been taken to local hospitals. a security source says civil defence personnel were trying to retrieve victims that are trapped in a building which was demolished after the attack. last monday regime forces attacked saraqeb another opposition-held city in idlib province with barrel bombs laced with chlorine gas. 33 people mostly women and children suffered from breathing difficulties and vomiting due to chlorine exposure. syria - chlorine gas attack in saraqeb. about 30 people affected. retaliation to downing of russia helicopter? pic.twitter.comn8xfhirtf5 doam (doamuslims) august 2 2016 meanwhile regime forces intensified airstrikes on syrian oppositions strategic stronghold aleppo since rebel fighters broke the siege on eastern parts of the city on saturday. 300000 under siege fresh fighting threatens civilians in eastern aleppo. more info httpst.cokzleh5jfml r2p pic.twitter.com5cbthfrgtp gcr2p (gcr2p) august 9 2016 the united nations on tuesday called for an urgent ceasefire in the divided city of aleppo where it said 2 million people lacked access to clean running water with children at risk of disease. we are very concerned about deteriorating situation and restricted access in aleppo syria httpst.copctcy4locs pic.twitter.comw5tqh8xa9d un refugee agency (refugees) august 9 2016 "the un is extremely concerned that the consequences will be dire for millions of civilians if the electricity and water networks are not immediately repaired" a statement from yacoub el hillo un resident and humanitarian coordinator for syria and kevin kennedy un regional humanitarian coordinator for the syria crisis said. 2m people in aleppo left with no access to running water as fighting intensifies httpst.coxiuelu6qhq syria pic.twitter.comu0hin7a1bo unicef (unicef) august 9 2016 syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since early 2011 when the regime of bashar al-assad cracked down on pro-democracy protests which erupted as part of the arab spring uprisings with unexpected ferocity. since then more than a quarter of a million victims have been killed and more than 10 million displaced across the war-battered country according to the un. the syrian center for policy research however puts the death toll from the six-year conflict at more than 470000 people. source trtworld and agencies
syrian regime forces drops vacuum bomb on idlib