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More civilians killed, wounded as jihadists shell besieged Shia towns in Idlib, Russia bombs Al Nusra HQ
[ALMASDARNEWS] For the five consecutive day, jihadi gunnies in north Idlib countryside rain down two encircled Shia towns with hundreds of mortar shells in retaliation of East Ghouta offensive.Scores of civilians have been reported killed and injured ‐ including children ‐ in the rocket attack. Schools have been also suspended ever since to save lives. Jihadi gunnies affiliated with al-Qaeda terror group stationed in neighboring Binnish and Sawaghiyah are using more than 5 mortar launchers to hit the beleaguered towns. The deadly rocket attack comes ‐ according to gunnies ‐ as a response for the large-scale onslaught launched by government forces, supported by Russian  s, against the rebel-held Easter Ghouta.Russian 2,000 pound precision bomb obliterates Al-Qaeda headquarters in Idlib city [ALMASDARNEWS] Russian warplanes have attacked high-value targets belonging to al-Qaeda affiliate militia Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham (better known by its former name Jabhat al-Nusra ...formally Jabhat an-Nusrah li-Ahli al-Sham (Support Front for the People of the Levant), also known as al-Qaeda in the Levant. They aim to establish a pan-Arab caliphate. Not the same one as the Islamic State, though .. ... ) in the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib with a series of precision  s.The strikes by Russian airpower have been conducted in response to the ongoing shelling of the besieged Shiite villages of Fouaa and Kafriyah ‐ located just to the north of Idlib city ‐ by Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham. According to sources, Russian warplanes conducted at least five airstrikes against Ha’yat Tahrir al-Sham bases, gatherings and headquarters inside Idlib city using laser guided munitions (some of the bunker buster variety). Dozens of jihadist hard boys, some of them commanders, have been killed as a result of the bombardment. Posted by: Fred 2018-03-12 |
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