Russian Airstrikes Blamed For Killing Scores In Syria On Sunday

At least 36 people have been killed Sunday in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria by Russian air raids two days after a peace process was backed by UN Security Council to end the on-going devastating civil war.

The airstike took place on the same day when Human Rights Watch accused the Russia as well as Syrian government for using cluster bombs that have killed dozens of civilians in recent weeks.

On Sunday morning up to nine airstrikes struck the city killing civilians and insurgents. The warplanes hit an intelligence building as well as a courthouse used by opposition groups, said Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Russia has been carrying out air raids on the rebels in Syria since September this year. The country is an important ally of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Abdurrahman added further the courthouse was crowded with civilians when the air strik has taken place. The Russian warplanes have been striking anything, whatever they want.

Until now more than 250,000 people have been killed in the Syrian civil war and millions have been displaced. All these have empowered extremist groups mainly the Islamic State, also known as Isis.

A video footage of the Sunday’s attack showed blood-soaked bodies lie crushed under destroyed building.

A media activist said the target of Russian warplane was not a military installation but a courthouse.

Civil defense worker in the city, Yasser Hammo, said more than 40 people have been killed in the fresh attacks by Russian warplanes and the death toll could rise as lot of corpses are still under the rubble.