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Syria rebels 'down fighter jet' in Idlib province | Syria rebels 'down fighter jet' in Idlib province |
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Unconfirmed reports say Syrian rebels have shot down an air force fighter jet in the north-western province of Idlib. | Unconfirmed reports say Syrian rebels have shot down an air force fighter jet in the north-western province of Idlib. |
Amateur footage broadcast on Arabic satellite stations of the purported incident showed smoke billowing into the sky. | Amateur footage broadcast on Arabic satellite stations of the purported incident showed smoke billowing into the sky. |
The reports come amid diplomatic rifts over the Syria conflict at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Iran. | The reports come amid diplomatic rifts over the Syria conflict at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Iran. |
A rights group has alleged that Syrian forces may be targeting civilians queuing for bread in Aleppo. | |
The UN Security Council is set to meet on Thursday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Syria. | |
But according to reports, the US, Russia and China will be absent from the meeting of foreign ministers from council member nations, making decisive action unlikely to result. | |
'Allahu Akbar' | |
In the footage of the apparent downing of the plane shown on al-Arabiya satellite station, smoke billows in the sky and then pilots are seen parachuting down to the ground. | |
Meanwhile, celebrating rebels shout "Allahu Akbar" (God is great). | |
The identity of the rebels behind the purported attack is unclear, with the video's narrator saying the rebels come from the Syrian Martyrs' Brigade and al-Arabiya suggesting they are from the Free Syrian Army. | |
In recent weeks, the Syrian rebels say they have shot down another fighter jet and a helicopter gunship. | In recent weeks, the Syrian rebels say they have shot down another fighter jet and a helicopter gunship. |
Fighting was said to be continuing elsewhere in the country on Thursday, with activists reporting pre-dawn clashes in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Damascus. | Fighting was said to be continuing elsewhere in the country on Thursday, with activists reporting pre-dawn clashes in the eastern suburbs of the capital, Damascus. |
Meanwhile, US-based group Human Rights Watch allege that Syrian government forces have killed civilians queuing for bread in conflict-torn Aleppo province. | |
It said the attacks on or near at least 10 bakeries in the last three weeks are "recklessly indiscriminate" and "suggest that government forces have been targeting civilians" - both war crimes. | |
One attack on 16 August killed up to 60 people, while another on 21 August killed at least 23, Human Rights Watch says. |