Russian strikes kill 10 civilians in Syria's Idlib: monitor

Syrian flee the advance of the government forces in the province of Idlib, Syria. (AP)

Air strikes by government ally Russia hit near a bakery and a medical clinic in Syria's rebel-held Idlib region early on Thursday, killing 10 civilians, a war monitor said.

At least five women were among the dead in the town of Ariha in Idlib province, where Russian-backed government forces are conducting an offensive against the country's last major rebel bastion.