At least eight children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school: Monitor

At least eight children were killed along with their teacher in a Russian air strike that hit a school in Syria's Aleppo province on Monday, a monitor said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike in the town of Anjara also injured at least 20 people, all of them children and teachers. The group said there had been heavy airstrikes and clashes between government and rebel forces since yesterday in the northern province, which is controlled by a mixture of moderate and Islamist rebels.

The Britain-based monitor also reported that three children were killed by rebel rocket fire on a government-held district in Aleppo city. Control of the city has been divided between government forces in the west and rebel fighters in the east since shortly after fighting began there in mid-2012.

Government forces regularly carry out air raids on the east, while rebels fire rockets into the west. The situation is largely reversed in the countryside surrounding the city, with rebels controlling much of the area west of Aleppo, and the government present to the east.

Russia, a staunch ally of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, began air strikes in support of the central government in late September. It says it is targeting the Islamic State group and other "terrorists," but a third of those killed in its strikes have been civilians, according to the Observatory.

The monitor said in late December that Russian air strikes had killed more than 2,300 people since they began on September 30, among them 792 civilians. Moscow has slammed as "absurd" allegations that its strikes have killed civilians. More than 260,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in March 2011 with anti-government protests.

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Response

This article talks about the Russian air strikes that hit a school in Syria's Aleppo province on Monday and other several incidents. Syrian civil war has caused many deaths and injuries. It not only has caused trouble in Syria but other countries surrounding. The author doesn't really seem to have a bias towards any side because he portrayed facts about what happened. However he seems to be a little harsh towards Russians as he mentions Moscow being slammed as absurd allegations. This conflict will not be solved or eased unless any action is taken. I do agree that Russia's actions were beyond what is accepted and Russia should apologize or take responsiblity for their actions. Someone must step in and put an end to this conflict.