Syria rebels launch biggest attack in nearly 5 years, at least 27 civilians killed

Fighting in northwestern Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, a United Nations official said on Friday, in some of the worst violence in years between Syrian government forces and rebels.

Syria rebels launch biggest attack in nearly 5 years, at least 27 civilians killed
From an elevated view, several, separate large clouds of smoke are shown in a lightly populated area that looks like countryside.

Fighting in northwestern Syria over the last three days has killed 27 civilians, including eight children, a United Nations official said on Friday, in some of the worst violence in years between Syrian government forces and rebels.