<span style="color: #222222;">In Syria, 18 civilians killed in a latest artillery and rocket fire launched by Syrian forces in the Idlib region, over the past 48 hours. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said yesterday that the deadly bombardment hit the towns of Maaret al-Noman and Khan Sheikhun. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Artillery and rocket fire launched by Syrian forces took the lives of eight children, seven women and three men in the Idlib region, the Human Rights group said.</span><br />''