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Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria/syrian-and-russian-warplanes-pound-idlib-before-talks-idUSKCN1LK22O

Syrian and Russian Planes Pound Last Rebel Stronghold in Syria

(Reuters) Angus McDowall and Tulay Karadeniz - Russian and Syrian jets on Tuesday bombarded countryside around Jisr al-Shughour on the western edge of the rebel enclave of Idlib, the last major rebel stronghold, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a rebel source reported. Idlib's dominant rebel faction is Tahrir al-Sham, an alliance spearheaded by al-Qaeda's former official affiliate in Syria, the Nusra Front. UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura said the Nusra Front and al-Qaeda had an estimated 10,000 fighters in Idlib.

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