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1st LD: Airstrike targets key rebel gathering in northern Syria

Xinhua, September 9, 2016 Adjust font size:

An unidentified warplane struck a meeting of top rebel commanders in northern Syria on Thursday, a military source told Xinhua.

The airstrike killed a number of leaders of the Jaish al-Fateh, or Army of Conquest, including one of its founders, as well as a commander of the Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, previously known as the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, the source said on condition of anonymity.

The rebel commanders were meeting in the countryside of the northern province of Aleppo when the strike hit, the source added, stopping short of giving details about the identity of the warplane.

It wasn't clear yet who was behind the airstrike, as the Qatari-based al-Jazeera reportedly said the U.S.-led anti-terror coalition was behind the strike, while some local reports suggested the Syrian air force was behind the air raid.

Still, the airstrike comes as the Syrian army on Thursday recaptured the key town of al-Ramouseh in the southern countryside of Aleppo, further tightening the noose on the rebels in the eastern side of Aleppo city. Endit