Syria government shelling kills 8, mostly children, in Idlib

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the shelling and casualties

Artillery fire from government-controlled territory on Saturday killed at least eight civilians in Syria's last rebel enclave, most of them children, rescue workers and a war monitor said. The shelling in Ibleen, a village in southern Idlib province, hit the home of Subhi al-Assi, killing him, his wife and three of his children in their sleep, according to the rescue service known as White Helmets and Idlib's Health Directorate. Al-Assi was an administrator in a local health center. Shelling also struck the home of a volunteer of the White Helmets, also known as Syria Civil Defense, killing his two children. The volunteer, Omar al-Omar, and his wife were wounded, according to White Helmets. In a nearby village, another child was killed and four others from the same family were wounded, according to the White Helmets.