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Russia launched the strike on a market on a strategic rebel-held town, targeting militants and a weapons depot.
In a cherry field in the town of Juzif in the Jebel al-Zawiyah mountains of Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, farmers pick cherries as their harvest marks a major setback due to this year's cold winter and the ongoing 11-year civil war. For that, "most farmers have switched from cherry trees to other seasonal trees", says Syrian farmer Yousef al-Nemer.
Intempéries : Des dizaines de routes et pont submergés dans le Gard
The last rebel-held stronghold in northwestern Syria remains under intense assault from Russian and Syrian forces. Around a quarter of a million people have been displaced by the fighting since mid-December.
Syria: Russia raids Idlib province after fighter jet shot down.
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.