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Al Jazeera Staff

Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham steps up anti-government operations

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham was formerly affiliated with al-Qaeda, but has since severed ties (Al Jazeera)

Idlib, Syria – A top armed opposition group operating in Syria’s last rebel stronghold says it will continue to carry out operations against the Syrian government as government forces and their ally Russia ramp up aerial attacks on the region.

A recent uptick in violence, particularly over the past week, has targeted Idlib governorate in northwestern Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the killings of 23 fighters from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a group once linked to al-Qaeda.

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