Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more on Sunday in a northern Syrian town held by insurgents, Syrian opposition media reported.<br />The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrikes struck the town of Ariha, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens more.<br />The Local Coordination Committees, an activist collective, said the airstrikes struck a busy market, inflicting heavy casualties.<br />The Observatory, which relies on a network of activists inside Syria, said the airstrike destroyed three buildings in the center of Ariha.<br />If Russian warplanes carried out Sunday's strikes it would be one of the deadliest incidents since Moscow began launching airstrikes in Syria two months ago.<br />Opposition activists say scores of people have been killed by Russian strikes since the air campaign began on Sept. 30.
