Syria: smoke billows following airstrikes on Idlib's Khan Sheikhun Plumes of smoke rise following reported Syrian government forces' bombardment on the town of Khan Sheikhun in the southern countryside of the largely jihadist-controlled region of Idlib. Over the past week, pro-regime fighters have advanced on the southern edges of Idlib province, controlled by Syria's former Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). IMAGES