Death toll in Russian raids on Syria's Idlib nears 100

Death toll soars to 96 as several dozen die of their wounds from Saturday’s air strikes on the town of Maarat al-Numaan

DOHA: -- The death toll of Russian air strikes in Syria’s Idlib province has nearly reached 100, as several dozen of those who were critically injured in the attacks on Saturday have died, a volunteer rescue group reports.

"After 32 hours of our rescue operation, and following the deaths of those who were critically injured, the total death toll of the strikes has risen to 96," the Syria Civil Defence said in a press release on Sunday.

The attacks in Idlib targeted a court and a prison run by al-Nusra Front in the rebel-held town of Maarat al-Numaan, Anas Maarawi, a media activist in Idlib, told Al Jazeera.

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Al-Nusra front is the rebranding of al qaeda's Syrian operation (ISIS being from al qaeda Iraq). The deaths are appalling to be sure as innocents were likely killed along with combatants.. Al-Nusra are not "rebels" they are Islamist extremists and they are the bad guys, make no mistake