According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, over 100 combatants were killed in fighting in northwestern Syria, with Syrian forces fighting against the al-Qaeda linked Nusra Front.
The fighting raged over the last 24 hours, and included both the Idlib
Province and the neighboring Aleppo Province. The split of casualties
between the two sides is not yet clear.
In addition to the combatants, however, at least eight civilians were
killed in Jisr al-Shughur, where a Syrian government airstrike hit. One
child was reported to be among the slain.
The Islamist rebels are reported to have ended the day of fighting by seizing the hilltops,
while artillery and airstrikes continued into the evening. Russian
warplanes were also said to have participated in the airstrikes.
Over 100 Killed in Fighting in Northwest Syria
Eight civilians also slain in airstrikes
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