Syrian government airstrike on refugee camp kills dozens

The Syrian government has been accused of bombing a Syrian refugee camp near the border with Turkey, in an attack that activists said left dozens dead and injured.

The airstrikes near Sarmada, a town in Idlib province left the camp in ruins, with one witness describing a scene of horror, with tents on fire and body parts strewn around the area.

“We don’t know yet if it’s Syrian or Russian aircraft, but they struck in the middle of the camp and many of the tents have been burned,” said Alaa Fatraoui, a journalist in the area who visited the scene after the attack.

“There are many martyrs and body parts. I saw with my own eyes nearly 30 dead. It’s a very bloody scene.

"It’s revenge against civilians. There are absolutely no armed men there, they’re all civilian refugees, homeless people living on the street.”

The opposition’s Syrian National Coalition said that more than 30 people were killed in the attack and dozens were injured.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens had been left dead or wounded, seven of whom were children.

The camp, called al-Kammouneh, is believed to have as many as 500 tents, with about six or seven family members on average per household.

The majority of them are civilians who fled the fighting in the countryside in nearby Aleppo province.