Counterterrorism regime fighters prepare for combat in the city of Idlib, northern Syria, Nov. 28, 2024. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)
The Russian army announced Friday that its air force is conducting strikes on ''extremist'' groups in Syria in support of regime forces, according to Russian news agencies.
Jihadists and their allies entered Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, earlier on Friday following a two-day lightning offensive against the regime, ending years of relative calm in northwestern Syria.
The Russian army announced Friday that its air force is conducting strikes on ''extremist'' groups in Syria in support of regime forces, according to Russian news agencies.
Jihadists and their allies entered Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, earlier on Friday following a two-day lightning offensive against the regime, ending years of relative calm in northwestern Syria.
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