Damascus (Xinhua/NAN) – No fewer than
seven fighters of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and eight civilians
were killed on Tuesday in the U.S.-led air strikes against extremist
groups in Syria.
According to the oppositional Syrian
Observatory for Human Rights, three positions of the Nusra Front between
the Idlib and the northwestern province of Aleppo were hit by the
U.S.-led air strikes.
It added that the Islamic State (IS)
militants had evacuated their positions in the city of Manbej in the
countryside of Aleppo ahead of the strikes.
According to the Observatory, in the
city of al-Bab in Aleppo, the IS fighters imposed a curfew on Monday
evening that lasted till Tuesday morning.
The United States and its partners have
begun striking IS targets in Syria with a mix of fighters, bombers and
Tomahawk missiles.
Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly participated in the airstrikes.
The Syrian government said it was informed about the strike ahead of its occurrence.
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