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Russia targets poultry farm in Syria's Idlib, amid wave of airstrikes on civilian infrastructure

Russia targets poultry farm in Syria's Idlib, amid wave of airstrikes on civilian infrastructure
The attack comes as the Kremlin's air strikes continue to target civilian infrastructure in Syria's Idlib province, where more than half of the population have been displaced from other parts of the country during the decade-long war.
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04 January, 2022
The attack on the poultry farm left one woman and her child injured [Getty]

targeted a poultry farm in Syria's northwestern on Monday leaving a woman and her child injured, according to the Syrian Civil Defence - better known as the .

The attack occurred on the outskirts of Kafr Takharim village as the White Helmets "responded and transferred the injured to a nearby hospital", by theÌýrescue group.

This comes as Russian airstrikes continued to target civilian infrastructure and key resource points for many local citizens in the province,Ìýwhere over 3 million people reside, including a water plant and agricultural facilities.

Idlib and parts of Aleppo provinceÌýremain the onlyÌýareas in Syria to be held by the opposition, as President Bashar Al-Assad recovered most of the country withÌýRussian military support after the Kremlin intervened in 2015 to bolster the Syrian regime.

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"Russia continues to destroy the civilian infrastructure in [northwest]ÌýSyria. In the last days, Russian warplanes attacked many poultry farms, a factory of foodstuff, and one of the main water stations that supply thousands of ppl in Idlib," the White HelmetsÌýtweeted, linking to a video of Monday'sÌýfarm attack.

Russian airstrikes also that feeds Idlib city and its surrounding villages, leaving the station "out of action"Ìýand depriving thousands of people of water, activists reported on Sunday.

The Syrian regime and Russia have repeatedly targeted civilian infrastructure - such as hospitals, schools, and bakeries - in opposition areas.

Activists say that this is designed to make opposition areas unlivable for Syrians.

The Syrian conflict - which Ìý-Ìý began in 2011 afterÌýthe cracked downÌýon peaceful pro-democracy protests.

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