Russian Airstrikes Kills 78 Turkey-Backed Fighters in Syria

Syrians take part in the funeral of soldiers of the Faylaq al-Sham opposition faction in Syria, in the northwestern city of Idlib, on October 26, 2020, following their death in a Russian air strike. (AFP Photo) 


Air strikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in northwestern Syria on Monday, a monitor said, in the bloodiest surge in violence since a truce almost eight months ago. 

More than 90 others were wounded when Russian warplanes targeted a training camp of the Faylaq al-Sham faction in the Jabal Duwayli area in Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. 

In early March, a truce brokered between Moscow and Ankara stemmed a deadly months-long Russia-backed regime military offensive on the country's last major rebel stronghold in Idlib. 

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