Syrians use dirt to put out a fire at the scene of a reported air strike in the district of Jisr al-Shughur, in the Idlib province, on September 4, 2018. AFP / Zein Al Rifai
MOSCOW: The Russian Defence Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that its warplanes had bombed targets in Syria's Idlib province the previous day, Russian news agencies reported.
The ministry was cited as saying that the air strikes had only targeted Nusra Front militants and had not struck populated areas. Planes involved in the attack had taken off from Russia's Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, it said.
