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Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit

Syrian opposition activists say an airstrike on poultry farm housing displaced families in a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria has killed at least 15 people, including children.

The activists blame Russian warplanes for the airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, the country’s last rebel stronghold.

Thursday’s strike came amid a Russian-backed Syrian government offensive to retake the province, which has led to direct fighting between Syrian and Turkish forces.

Turkey and Russia are the two main power brokers in Syria, each supporting rival sides in the nine-year conflict.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently in Moscow ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the escalation in Idlib.

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