Airstrikes on rebel positions kill tens in Syria's Idlib

Tens of people were either killed or wounded in airstrikes that targeted areas in the rebel-held city of Idlib in northern Syria on Tuesday, a monitor group reported.

Ten airstrikes targeted several areas in Idlib as at least eight bodies were removed from under the rubble, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The UK-based watchdog group said it wasn't clear if the airstrikes were conducted by Russia or the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition.

It did not identify the number of civilians and rebel fighters who have been killed during the airstrikes.

Meanwhile, Russia has denied claims that its warplanes carried out airstrikes in Idlib on Tuesday.

Idlib is largely controlled by rebels of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, previously known as the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, which is branded as a terrorist group by the international community.

The airstrikes on this particular group has increased in recent weeks, with many of its commanders were targeted and killed. Endit