As many as 12 civilians were killed, including a family of five, and dozens more were injured, in airstrikes on Ma’saran, according to local media. Sources either blamed Moscow for the strikes or “warplanes”.

In raids which struck civilian housing, a mother and her four children were killed, in the middle of the night.

Euphrates Post however, reported up to as many as 12 civilian deaths.

According to local media, members of the Syrian Civil Defence worked until the following day, rescuing bodies from the rubble in the aftermath of the strikes.

Victims were taken to local medical points to receive treatment.