Report: Syrian troops shell northern villages

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say government forces have shelled rebel-held villages in the country’s northwest, inflicting casualties.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday’s shelling is the most serious violation of a truce reached by Turkey and Russia last month.
The Observatory said seven people, including three women and three children, were killed in the shelling of Umm Jalal and Rafa villages in Idlib province.
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