Strike is unprecedented use of weaponised drones in a country that has seen 12 years of civil war
Syria’s conflict began with protests against president Bashar al-Assad in 2011 but spiralled into an all-out war that has left hundreds of thousands dead and millions displaced. Photograph: Louai Beshara/AFP via GettyAt least 100 people were killed on Thursday in an attack on a military academy in Syria, a war monitor and an official said, with weaponised drones bombing the site minutes after Syria’s defence minister left a graduation ceremony there.
Syria's defence and foreign ministries vowed in written statements to respond “with full force” to the attack. Syrian government forces have carried out heavy bombing attacks on the opposition-held zone of Idlib throughout the day. Footage shared with Reuters through the messaging app WhatsApp showed people – some in fatigues and others in civilian clothes – lying in pools of blood in a large courtyard.
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