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So just when Syria's two major terrorist armed forces - the one based in
Damascus and the one based in Raqqa - square off in Palmyra (or at least
pretend to), the US had other priorities: terrified of the recent
decisive rebel victories in Idlib and northern Hama provinces, by a vast
rebel coalition that includes, among others, Nusra, the US decides it is
time for the 6th or 7th round of bombings of Nusra in both Idlib and in
Aleppo, and, reportedly, even the headquarters of the Jaysh al-Fatah
rebel coalition in Idlib (yet oddly, there are *still* people who don't
believe the US and Assad are fighting on the same side in Syria)
MK
US led air raid kills 15 al Nusra fighters in Syria -monitor
http://www.trust.org/item/20150520174824-1zng5/
Source: Reuters - Wed, 20 May 2015 17:47 GMT
Author: Reuters
BEIRUT, May 20 (Reuters) - An air raid by U.S.-led forces killed at
least 15 members of al Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front in the northwest
of the country on Wednesday, a group monitoring the Syrian civil war
said.
The raid hit the headquarters of the group in Tawama village in the
western countryside of Aleppo province, said the Britain-based Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights, which gathers information from a network
of sources on the ground.
Most of the fighters killed were Turkish, it said, and there were
several also wounded. It was not immediately clear how senior they were.
U.S.-led forces have been striking jihadists in Syria and neighbouring
Iraq since mid-2014 and have mainly targeted the militant Islamic State
group, but have also killed a smaller number of Nusra Front members in
Syria.
Coalition targets Al-Nusra in Aleppo
8:59 pm 2015-05-20
http://qasioun.net/en/article/Coalition-targets-Al-Nusra-in-Aleppo/1285/
Aleppo (Qasioun) – US-Led Coalition launched airstrikes over Al-Tawama
village in Aleppo western countryside, targeting Al-Nusra front centers
in Al-Baladya building, and another building over the village’s
outskirts, led to kill 12 fighters from Al-Nusra.
Also destroyed the centers completely, while Civil defense men try to
search for survivors and take-out the dead bodies under ruins, among
heavy spreading for Al-Nusra front’s fighters.
US-Led coalition drones was watched flying over Al-Tawama village’s
airspace in Aleppo countryside
(Some were joint US-Assad attacks, as we have become used to):
Coalition and regime airstrikes over Idlib countryside
9:16 pm 2015-05-20
Idlib (Qasioun) – US-Led coalition warplanes launched airstrikes over
the area located between Al-Sahara and Al-Tawama villages, northeast of
Sarmada city in Idlib northern countryside, targeting Al-Nusra front
centers, without any losses reported till now.
In the same context, Syrian regime warplanes launched airstrikes over
Magharet Mirza in Maaret Al-Nouman eastern countryside, led to kill a
woman and injure 2 civilians
http://qasioun.net/en/article/Coalition-and-regime-airstrikes-over-Idlib-countryside/1286/
International coalition air forces and regime air force are partners in
the Sky
10:54 am 2015-05-22
http://qasioun.net/en/article/International-coalition-air-forces-and-regime-air-force-are-partners-in-the-Sky/1314/
Aleppo (Qasioun) regime air forces dropped barrel bombs over Alfardus
neighborhood causing material damages only.
Besides two civilian were killed and many were injured including medics
due to missiles by regime forces over Abu Jabar village in eastern
countryside.
While one civilian was injured in Bustan Alkuser neighborhood due to
firing by Regime’s Sniper where he located in Al-Baldi palace, besides
regime forces shelled with tank AlShaar neighborhood.
Confirmed by rebels and also Nusra http://eldorar.com/node/77021: US-led
coalition bombed Nusra positions in Idlib where 7 Nusra members
according to the article above were martyred, in addition to a
simultaneous bombing happening in Western Aleppo where 15 Nusra members
were also killed at the municipality building in the Tawama village
US-led Coalition airstrike targetting 'Jabhat al Nusrah HQ' also killed
a 9 years old girl
https://twitter.com/TetoudSyria/status/601517810578280457
Shari Muhaisini calls on activists and mujahideen leaders to make large
scale protests condemning the recent US strikes:
https://twitter.com/mheisny/status/601491701887332354
Nusra statement about latest US-led coalition airstrikes on their bases
in Aleppo & Idlib.
https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2F_saeed_alhalabi%2Fstatus%2F601465238307766272&h=8AQG9EY0h&s=1
Also, US-led coalition targeted Jaysh al-Fatah rebels' HQ in Idlib, in
Basyoon area between Kafranbel and Kasanfra:
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=839114752804770&id=493368000712782
US also attacks rebel heartland town since 2011, Kafranbel (never a
Nusra town):
https://twitter.com/Flea1337/status/601066636225990656
http://pic.twitter.com/HXEPA36nAy
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