‘We’ve never been bombed like this’: Russia’s military campaign in Syria has escalated to new levels

by Joseph Saraceno

A rescue worker holds an injured boy after what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Idlib cityA rescue worker holds an injured boy after what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force in Idlib city, Syria December 20, 2015.

On Sunday, Russian airstrikes over a busy marketplace in the rebel-held city of Idlib, Syria,killed at least 70 civilians and wounded dozens more.

“We’ve never been bombed like this,” Issa Khaled, a resident of the Aleppo suburb of Ghouta, told The Guardian the day after the attack. MORE