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| Syria 'air raid on mosque kills 42' in Aleppo province | Syria 'air raid on mosque kills 42' in Aleppo province |
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| Forty-two people, mostly civilians, have died in an air strike on a mosque in a rebel-held village in northern Syria, a monitoring group says. | Forty-two people, mostly civilians, have died in an air strike on a mosque in a rebel-held village in northern Syria, a monitoring group says. |
| The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raid by unidentified planes was in al-Jineh, Aleppo province. | The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raid by unidentified planes was in al-Jineh, Aleppo province. |
| Russian and Syrian aircraft operate there and US warplanes also target jihadist rebels in the region. | Russian and Syrian aircraft operate there and US warplanes also target jihadist rebels in the region. |
| The US said it had carried out an air strike, killing several al-Qaeda militants, but had not hit a mosque. | The US said it had carried out an air strike, killing several al-Qaeda militants, but had not hit a mosque. |
| The US military originally said the strike had taken place in neighbouring Idlib province, but later clarified that the precise location was unclear. | |
| "We did not target a mosque, but the building that we did target - which was where the meeting [of militants] took place - is about 50ft (15m) from a mosque that is still standing," spokesman Col John J Thomas said. | "We did not target a mosque, but the building that we did target - which was where the meeting [of militants] took place - is about 50ft (15m) from a mosque that is still standing," spokesman Col John J Thomas said. |
| The UK-based observatory, which relays information from sources on the ground, said the al-Jineh mosque had been packed with worshippers for evening prayers. | The UK-based observatory, which relays information from sources on the ground, said the al-Jineh mosque had been packed with worshippers for evening prayers. |
| The village lies in one of the main rebel-held regions of Syria. | The village lies in one of the main rebel-held regions of Syria. |
| Unravelling the Syrian puzzle | Unravelling the Syrian puzzle |
| Syria's war without end | Syria's war without end |
| The attack on Thursday came only a day after at least 31 people were killed in a suicide bombing at the main court complex in the capital, Damascus. | The attack on Thursday came only a day after at least 31 people were killed in a suicide bombing at the main court complex in the capital, Damascus. |
| The Damascus bombing was on the sixth anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. | The Damascus bombing was on the sixth anniversary of the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. |
| Since then, more than 320,000 people have been killed and 11 million displaced in the conflict, according to activists. | Since then, more than 320,000 people have been killed and 11 million displaced in the conflict, according to activists. |