Smoke Rises After Air Strikes in Syria’s Idlib Province

Smoke rises after air strikes hit the town of Al-Bara in the contested Idlib province of Syria, Monday, March 2. –––––––– READ MORE: Syrian government forces have recaptured the strategic town of Saraqeb on the Damascus-to-Aleppo highway, one day after Turkish fighter jets reportedly shot down two Syrian government SU-24 warplanes. Damascus is also claiming it shot down three Turkish drones. Syrian state TV showed its correspondent standing next to the strategic Damascus-to-Aleppo highway, which crosses through the center of the town of Saraqeb, as several rockets exploded in the distance. The Syrian Army said it had recaptured the town and the highway, which it lost to Turkish-backed rebels last week. Qatari-owned Al Jazeera TV (Arabic) claimed that rebels "continue to control the outskirts of Saraqeb and that fighting has not ended." VOA could not independently confirm the claim. ––––––––– LINK: https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/s...