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Fresh regime strikes in north-western Syria kill 13

The latest in an unprecedented wave of regime bombardment in north-western Syria killed at least 13 civilians on Wednesday (May 29th), AFP reported.

Airstrikes, some using deadly barrel bombs, and shelling by both regime and Russian warplanes have claimed a mounting civilian death toll over the past few weeks.

At least 27 civilians -- including at least nine children -- died in similar circumstances on Tuesday, in the single highest civilian death toll in the region since the regime increased attacks in late April.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, seven of Wednesday's victims were killed in an air raid on the village of Sarja.

It lies in Idlib province, most of which is controlled by Tahrir al-Sham.

The three other victims were a father and his two children in the village of Bara, said Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman.

"The bombardment by the regime and Russia continues to be intense on several areas. The Russian strikes are focused on Khan Sheikhun but have not caused any casualties for now," he said.

The civilian death toll has mounted in and around Idlib in recent days, reaching more than 270 over the past month, according to the Observatory.

In villages struck by regime raids, excavators dug new graves and civilians buried the dead stealthily at dusk to avoid being targeted by more air raids.

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