Heavy Russian strikes hit western Syria - monitor

BEIRUT: An intense wave of Russian air strikes hit the Syrian province of Hama and nearby areas in the neighbouring province of Idlib on Wednesday, a group monitoring the conflict said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said there were also heavy surface-to-surface missile bombardments.

Russia, a top ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, started carrying out air strikes in Syria last week.

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