Syrian regime strikes refugee camp, kills 27
Syrian regime warplane targets Kamuna refugee camp near Turkish border
IDLIB, SYRIA - MAY 05: Civil defense team members inspect the damage after a Syrian regime warplane targeted the Kamuna refugee camp near the Syrian town of Sarmada town in the Idlib province after Syrian regime warplane targeted the camp on May 05, 2016. Eight people were killed and another 30 injured when a regime warplane targeted the Kamuna refugee camp. ( Firas Faham - Anadolu Agency )
By Halit Suleyman
IDLIB, Syria
At least 27 people were killed Thursday when a regime warplane targeted a refugee camp near the Syrian town of Sarmada in the Idlib province, according to reports from a nearby local field hospital.
An Anadolu Agency correspondent said the casualties reported by the hospital included women and children.
Earlier, eight had been reported killed and 30 injured, a Syrian Civil Defense official said.
Ahmed Shakir, a Civil Defense official, told Anadolu Agency that a regime warplane had targeted the Kamuna refugee camp leaving its tents in flames.
Residents from Aleppo, Idlib and Latakia in Syria fled their homes because of regime attacks on opposition-controlled areas and sought refuge in the Kamuna camp near Sarmada, around 20 kilometers from the Turkish border.
Syria has been locked in a vicious civil war since 2011, when the regime cracked down on pro-democracy protests.
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