At least 11 civilians died on Wednesday in a Syrian army shelling of residential areas of opposition-held Ariha city, witnesses and rescue workers said.
The shelling from Syrian army outposts, which came shortly after a roadside bomb killed at least 14 military personnel in a military bus attack in Damascus, fell on residential areas in the city in Idlib province.
Among the casualties were several school children, witnesses and medical workers in the opposition enclave said.
No one claimed responsibility for the Damascus attack, which occurred at a main bus transfer point under a bridge, where vehicles converge and head out to different neighborhoods of the capital.
“It is a cowardly act,” Damascus police commander Maj. Gen. Hussein Jumaa told state TV.
President Bashar Assad's forces now control much of Syria after military help from his allies Russia and Iran helped tip the balance of power in his favor.
