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2016-08-01 17:01 War in Syria: Russian helicopter downed in Idlib province
Plumes of smoke rise in the mountainous Jabal al-Zawiya area of Syria's Idlib province following bombings by Russian aircraft. The White Helmets volunteer emergency service said that two children were killed and five other civilians wounded when their home in the village of Kansafra was hit. Russia is the main military ally of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. IMAGES
Russia launched the strike on a market on a strategic rebel-held town, targeting militants and a weapons depot.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted for the first time Friday that his government's search and rescue effort from this week's devastating earthquake did not go as quickly as hoped. Erdogan has faced criticism from the quake's survivors about an insufficient number of rescuers and humanitarian aid being delivered in the first days of Turkey's biggest disaster in nearly a century. For more on international relief efforts amid a "political earthquake," joining FRANCE 24 is Marc Pierini, Senior Fellow at Carnegie Europe and former EU ambassador to Syria and Turkey.
Water floods the village of al-Taloul near the town of Salqin in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, after a dam collapsed following the deadly earthquake.
U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group. Jillian Kitchener reports.