A refugee camp in Syria near the Turkish border was hit by shelling on Saturday, causing a fire to break out and displacing residents who had already fled violence elsewhere in the country.
The camp, located in the northeastern part of the Latakia governorate, was hit by more than 40 missiles, according to activist Ammar Ibrahim, who shared video footage of the attack that showed smoke rising from several fires. Ibrahim said many people were injured, but so far there have been no reports of casualties.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights alleged that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were responsible for the attack. Other independent reports claimed that Russian forces, acting on behalf of the Assad regime, were to blame. Both Syrian government and Russian contingents have been intensifying their operations in the region in a bid to reclaim land from rebels in the northern part of Latakia.