Syria hit by more Russian strikes as rebels advance, say observers

Nine people have been killed in strikes, including civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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Five people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Aleppo, while a strike inside the north-western city of Idlib killed eight civilians and wounded more than 50, SOHR said.

Warplanes also struck rural parts of Idlib and Hama where the group leading the rebel offensive "has recently taken control", it added.

The Syrian government has meanwhile lost control of Aleppo for the first time since the country's civil war began, the observers told news agency AFP.

The surprise offensive by opposition forces, which began on Wednesday, marks the most significant fighting in Syria's civil war in recent years.

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