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A woman and two children die in an attack targeting the enclave, which houses the last remaining forces fighting Bashar Assad

Witnesses said bombs were dropped by Russian Sukhoi jets on several towns near the city of Idlib, as well as on a water pumping station serving the area

Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and rebel sources said, marking a new year flare-up for the last opposition-held bastion. War planes flying at high altitude, which tracking centers said were Russian Sukhoi jets, dropped bombs on several towns and a main water pumping station serving the overcrowded city of Idlib, whose wider population is more than 1 million. No immediate comment was available from Russia or the Syrian army, which says it targets the hideouts of militant groups who control the region, but deny any attacks on civilians. ...

An official at the city's water utility service said it was out of action as a result of the strikes.

Russian jets bombed areas near the northwestern Syrian city of Idlib on Sunday, witnesses and rebel sources said, marking a new year flare-up for the last opposition-held bastion....