Syrian government shelling of rebel-held Idlib kills 4

Attacks come after repeated violations of a truce reached in March last year.

Syrian government artillery shells struck a rebel-held town near the border with Turkey on Saturday, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three policemen, whose station received a direct hit, were among the victims of the attack in the town of Sarmada, in Idlib governorate. At least 17 people were wounded.

The opposition’s Syrian Civil Defence, also known as White Helmets, said the shelling was concentrated on the town and a road linking it with the border crossing point of Bab al-Hawa with Turkey. The Civil Defence said four people were killed but gave a higher number of wounded, 23.