The Oklahoman

Airstrike kills, wounds Turkey-backed gunmen in Syria

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BEIRUT – Warplanes attacked Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria on Sunday, killing and wounding about 20, an opposition war monitor and pro-government media said. The airstrike struck a position in an area near the town of Afrin. It came amid increasing tensions between government forces and insurgent groups who still have a stronghold in northweste­rn Syria, mainly in the province of Idlib.The Sunday morning airstrike was carried out by Russian warplanes, opposition activists said.

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