The high price of Russian bombs in Syria
Russia’s use of blind aerial bombings could win the war in Syria cheaply, yet at a great cost.
![MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ARIHA Men inspect the damage at a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes carried out by the Russian air force on a busy market place in the town of Ariha, in Idlib province, Syria November 29, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah - RTX1WDXG](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/12/RTX1WDXG.jpg/RTX1WDXG.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=NIu9p01x)
As Russia increases its air attacks in Syria, the civilian death toll continues to rise.
“Destruction caused by Russian air attacks is enormous," Furkan Azre of Idlib told Al-Monitor during a recent phone conversation. "These attacks are openly targeting civilians. They are randomly bombing towns without distinguishing between fighters and civilians."