Airstrike In Idlib Province Takes Out Nusra Front Field Commanders, Says Kremlin

September 27 2017

Syria

The Kremlin says a Russian airstrike has killed five field commanders of Al-Qaida's former affiliate in Syria, reports Russia's Sputnik news agency.

The raid reportedly killed 32 other militants. A nearby ammunition depot and six armed vehicles were destroyed in Idlib province, according to a Defense Ministry spokesman on Wednesday. The timing of the strike was not given.

The militants killed were members of Nusra Front (now known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham).

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