Syria regime pounds rebels and jihadists ahead of talks Government aircraft carried out strikes on Wednesday in Syria's Idlib province (northwest), targeting positions of former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front, which is not party to the two-week ceasefire between the government and non-jihadist rebels. The strikes on the town of Taftanaz killed three rebels from an Islamist group allied to the jihadists, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. IMAGES