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| Syria conflict: Russia 'launches fresh strikes' | Syria conflict: Russia 'launches fresh strikes' |
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| Russia has launched air strikes against targets in Syria for a second day, reports say. | Russia has launched air strikes against targets in Syria for a second day, reports say. |
| The strikes targeted rebel positions in the north-west held by an alliance known as the Army of Conquest, Lebanon's al-Mayadeen TV reported. | The strikes targeted rebel positions in the north-west held by an alliance known as the Army of Conquest, Lebanon's al-Mayadeen TV reported. |
| On Wednesday Russia said it had carried out about 20 missions against the so-called Islamic State group (IS). | |
| But the US said it feared the targets were non-IS opponents of Russia's ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. | But the US said it feared the targets were non-IS opponents of Russia's ally, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. |
| Thursday's strikes reportedly hit areas near the strategic town of Jisr al-Shughour, as well areas in Idlib province and Hama province further south. | |
| The Army of Conquest (Jaysh al-Fata) alliance had made advances in the north-west in recent months, taking Idlib from pro-government forces. | |
| The alliance includes al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria and the hardline Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham, as well as several more moderate Islamist groups. | |
| All are opposed to IS and have fought bloody battles with the jihadist group. | |
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