At least two civilians have been&nbsp;killed in Russian air strikes on an abandoned water pumping station in Syria's rebel-held northwest.

As per&nbsp;an AFP report, late on Tuesday, the two strikes&nbsp;hit at the facility near Ain Shib, west of the city of Idlib, where displaced Syrians had been living. This comes&nbsp;amid a recent increase in attacks by the Syrian government's ally, Moscow.

Other late-night air strikes reportedly targeted the town of Ariha, located south of Idlib city in Syria.&nbsp;

<h2>Casualties</h2>

Quoting first responders, AFP reports that at least&nbsp;two civilians had been killed. Several inhabitants&nbsp;of the building remain unaccounted for.

As per the monitoring&nbsp;group,&nbsp;the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes near Ain Shib had targeted "military bases belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)".

Also read |&nbsp;<a data-ctorig="https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-strikes-on-syria-claim-lives-of-three-civilians-622719" data-cturl="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-strikes-on-syria-claim-lives-of-three-civilians-622719&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiy8YSgwfGAAxXyb2wGHWf-DEYQFnoECAIQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ksyTLiOquO2bU4HcG841L" dir="ltr" href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=006054055338965708568:09spwrlibei&amp;q=https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-strikes-on-syria-claim-lives-of-three-civilians-622719&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiy8YSgwfGAAxXyb2wGHWf-DEYQFnoECAIQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1ksyTLiOquO2bU4HcG841L" target="_blank">Russian strikes&nbsp;on&nbsp;Syria&nbsp;claim lives of three civilians</a>

Just hours before the Ariha strikes, Russian air attacks targeted a rebel base to the north of Idlib city killing three, and injuring seven HTS members. Five civilians were also wounded in the strike, reports UK-based monitoring group.

HTS is a&nbsp;jihadist group that controls the bastion. The group routinely&nbsp;carries out deadly attacks on soldiers and pro-government forces. In recent days,&nbsp;Russian forces have repeatedly targeted the Idlib area. Some of Moscow's previous strikes also resulted in some civilian casualties.

On Monday, Russian air strikes on the periphery of Idlib City&nbsp;resulted in the death&nbsp;of 13 HTS fighters and while several others were reportedly injured.

Earlier on August 5, a Russian air strike&nbsp;directed at a former HTS&nbsp;base that the militant group had vacated a few weeks prior killed three civilians&nbsp;— members of the&nbsp;same family on the outskirts of Idlib.&nbsp;

Another strike in the Idlib province,&nbsp;on June 25, claimed the lives of at least 13 individuals, including nine civilians.

As per the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russian strikes&nbsp;have wounded around 30 civilians in the Idlib province.&nbsp;Among the casualties of these air strikes, was a member of the Turkistan Islamic Party, an organisation primarily composed of Uyghur fighters, reports AFP.

<h2>Moscow intervention</h2>

The strikes are part of Russia's intervention in Syria's ongoing civil conflict. Since 2015, Moscow has aided the Syrian government's efforts to regain control over territories that were previously lost to rebel forces during the nation's 12-year civil conflict.

HTS group, which formerly had linkages to Al-Qaeda, holds control over significant areas within Idlib province, along with portions of adjacent Latakia, Hama, and Aleppo provinces.

(With inputs from agencies)

WATCH WION LIVE HERE

<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" loading="”lazy”" src="https://www.wionews.com/live-tv/embed?autoplay=1&amp;mute=1" width="100%"></iframe>

You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us <a href="https://www.wionews.com/content-contribution-registration-form">here</a>.

At least two civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes on an abandoned water pumping station in Syria's rebel-held northwest. As per an AFP report, late on Tuesday, the two strikes hit at the facility near Ain Shib, west of the city of Idlib, where displaced Syrians had been living.

At least two civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes on an abandoned water pumping station in Syria's rebel-held northwest. As per an AFP report, late on Tuesday, the two strikes hit at the facility near Ain Shib, west of the city of Idlib, where displaced Syrians had been living. This comes amid a recent increase in attacks by the Syrian government's ally, Moscow. Other late-night air strikes reportedly targeted the town of Ariha, located south of Idlib city in Syria. Casualties Quoting first responders, AFP reports that at least two civilians had been killed. Several inhabitants of the building remain unaccounted for. As per the monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes near Ain Shib had targeted "military bases belonging to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)". Also read | Russian strikes on Syria claim lives of three civilians Just hours before the Ariha strikes, Russian air attacks targeted a rebel base to the north of Idlib city killing three, and injuring seven HTS members. Five civilians were also wounded in the strike, reports UK-based monitoring group. HTS is a jihadist group that controls the bastion. The group routinely carries out deadly attacks on soldiers and pro-government forces. In recent days, Russian forces have repeatedly targeted the Idlib area. Some of Moscow's previous strikes also resulted in some civilian casualties. On Monday, Russian air strikes on the periphery of Idlib City resulted in the death of 13 HTS fighters and while several others were reportedly injured. Earlier on August 5, a Russian air strike directed at a former HTS base that the militant group had vacated a few weeks prior killed three civilians — members of the same family on the outskirts of Idlib. Another strike in the Idlib province, on June 25, claimed the lives of at least 13 individuals, including nine civilians. As per the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Russian strikes have wounded around 30 civilians in the Idlib province. Among the casualties of these air strikes, was a member of the Turkistan Islamic Party, an organisation primarily composed of Uyghur fighters, reports AFP. Moscow intervention The strikes are part of Russia's intervention in Syria's ongoing civil conflict. Since 2015, Moscow has aided the Syrian government's efforts to regain control over territories that were previously lost to rebel forces during the nation's 12-year civil conflict. HTS group, which formerly had linkages to Al-Qaeda, holds control over significant areas within Idlib province, along with portions of adjacent Latakia, Hama, and Aleppo provinces. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Two civilians killed in Russian air strikes on water station in Syria's rebel-held northwest

Kyrylo Budanov spoke from Kyiv during a televised interview released on Wednesday (January 4). When asked whether there'll be more attacks inside of Russia, the Ukrainian spy chief said attacks would be "deeper and deeper" inside the country.

Expect more strikes 'deeper and deeper' into Russia, says Ukraine’s spy chief

russia-air-strike

Russia Air Strike, News on Russia Air Strike, stories on Russia Air Strike, articles on Russia Air Strike, Russia Air Strike stories at Wion, Russia Air Strike news, Russia Air Strike latest news

russia air-strike

Two civilians killed in Russian air strikes on water station in Syria's rebel-held northwest

Expect more strikes 'deeper and deeper' into Russia, says Ukraine’s spy chief