Syria and Russia Resume Air Strikes in Rebel-held Idlib

File photo of buildings in Syria damaged by the ongoing civil war. MOHAMAD ABAZEED/AFP/Getty Images

Russian and Syrian jets resumed intensive strikes in rebel-held Idlib and Hama on Sunday, Sept. 9, according to residents and rescuers.

Damascus stepped up its assault on the rebels’ last major stronghold after a Russian-Iranian-Turkish summit failed to agree on a ceasefire.