Russia Launches New Airstrikes Against Syrian Rebels

Russia launched a new aerial bombardment on Syrian rebels, helping President Bashar al-Assad's government reclaim territory it had lost. Moscow said it hit 63 targets, destroying 53 of them, with many of the attacks Sunday in Tal Skik, a highland area of Idlib province that had been controlled by rebels fighting Syrian forces. As with recent sorties, Russia described the targets as belonging to Islamic State insurgents.  But most of the positions have not been held by that...

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