Syrian government shelling kills seven in rebel-held northwest-civil defence

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government shelling killed at least seven people and wounded many others on Thursday in the last major territory still held by rebels seeking to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, rescue workers in the rebel-held area said.

The deaths occurred in Um Jalal village in southeast Idlib province, the Syrian White Helmets told journalists on the WhatsApp messaging service. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a monitoring group, put the death toll at 10.