Syria: Russian air strikes kill dozens of Turkey-backed rebels in Idlib
Russian air strikes killed dozens of fighters from a Turkey-backed rebel group in northwest Syria on Monday, as Turkish officials fear the government, backed by Russia, is preparing to overrun Idlib.
A high-ranking commander in Failaq al-Sham told Middle East Eye that more than 100 were killed and 150 people wounded after Russia targeted the faction’s training camp in Jabal Duwayli area in Idlib province.
But the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the Russian attack had killed 78 rebels.
One medical source told MEE that while some of the wounded fighters were taken to Turkey, hospitals in Syria are still under “great pressure” and calling for blood donations.