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Russian, Assad jets target SNA-controlled al-Bab in northern Syria

by Daily Sabah

ISTANBUL Feb 02, 2020 - 2:53 am GMT+3
Smoke rises from the northern Syrian town of al-Bab in this Reuters file photo dated February 2, 2017.
Smoke rises from the northern Syrian town of al-Bab in this Reuters file photo dated February 2, 2017.
by Daily Sabah Feb 02, 2020 2:53 am

Video shows aftermath of Assad, Russian airstrike targeting SNA controlled al-Bab in northern Syriahttps://t.co/tXxR2hJE0V pic.twitter.com/Dg3gxUKjCR

— DAILY SABAH (@DailySabah) February 2, 2020

Russian and Assad regime warplanes targeted the city of al-Bab controlled by the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) in northern Syria early Sunday, local sources said.

The jets targeted the city's Sheikh al-Doshel mosque in the first airstrike since 2017. A video captured by locals showed the aftermath of the airstrike.

The SNA forces launched an offensive on the Tadef front south of al-Bab early Saturday, seizing two joint Russian and Assad checkpoints in the Shaala radar base. Several pro-Russian forces were also captured alive in Tal Rahhal, local sources said Saturday.

The attack was focused on territory near the city of al-Bab, which has been controlled by Turkey and its Syrian opposition allies since 2017. Pro-regime media made no mention of a new attack. Turkish forces did not take part, opposition sources said.

Assad regime forces, backed by Russian air support, made rapid advances in Idlib this week, capturing the town of Maarat al-Numan, located about 100 km (60 miles) southwest of al-Bab.

Idlib and the area north of Aleppo form part of the last major opposition-held territory in Syria, where Bashar al-Assad has taken back most of the ground once held by his enemies with Russian and Iranian support.

The regime's latest advance has triggered a fresh wave of civilian displacement, with hundreds of thousands moving toward the Turkish border. President Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday Turkey may launch a military operation in Idlib unless fighting there is halted.

U.S. special envoy for Syria James Jeffrey said on Thursday the Idlib fighting raised the specter of an international crisis.

Turkey, which already hosts 3.6 million refugees from Syria, fears a fresh wave of migrants from Idlib. It has 12 military observation posts around Idlib, set up under a 2017 agreement with Russia and Iran, and several of them have since been surrounded by advancing Syrian regime forces.

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