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.

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.