Russian air strikes in Syria kill 3,000 people since Sept. - monitor

Reuters

20 January 2016 at 7:19 am

A boy reacts after being wounded following what activists said were three consecutive air strikes carried out by the Russian air force, the last which hit an ambulance, at a field hospital in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib province, Syria January 12, 2016. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 3,000 people, including more than 1,000 civilians, have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria since September 30, a monitoring group said on Wednesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the violence in the country through a wide network of local sources, said that 893 Islamic State members were among those killed in the strikes. (Writing by Mariam Karouny Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)