The War In Syria Continues

The crew of a Russian Su-30 fighter prepare to take off at Hmeimim aerodrome in Syria. © Dmitriy Vinogradov © Reuters  

Reuters: Russian jets bomb rebel-held Idlib in Syria, witnesses say 

AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and rebel sources said, marking a new year flare-up for the last opposition-held bastion. 

War planes flying at high altitude, which tracking centres said were Russian Sukhoi jets, dropped bombs on several towns and a water pumping station serving the overcrowded city of Idlib, whose wider population is more than a million. 

No immediate comment was available from Russia or the Syrian army, which says it targets the hideouts of militant groups who control the region but deny any attacks on civilians. 

An official at the city's water utility service said it was out of action as a result of the strikes.  

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Update #1: CBN News' Chuck Holton Reports From Syria: 'It's Easy to See Why Millions of People Fled' (CBN News)  

Update #2: 2022 Look Ahead: No end to suffering in sight for war-weary Syrians (Arab News)  

WNU Editor: Not the worst year for casualties in the Syrian war, but still bad .... More than 3,700 people were killed in Syria's civil war this year (NPR).

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