Ongoing fighting in northwestern Syria near Saraqib Syrian rebels fighters from opposition factions and fighters from Hayat al-Tahrir al-Sham fire artillery shells at regime forces near Saraqib in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria, while Damascus and its Russian ally warplanes bombed the area of Sarmine. In Binnish, residents burn tires to create a smoke screen as a protection from airstrikes. In recent months, Russia-backed regime forces have upped their deadly bombardment on Idlib in northwestern Syria, chipping away at the southern edge of the jihadist-dominated region. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES