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| Syria conflict: Senior militant rebel leader 'killed' | Syria conflict: Senior militant rebel leader 'killed' |
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| A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. | A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say. |
| The group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on its Twitter account that commander Abu Omar Sarakeb died in an air strike in Aleppo province. | |
| It did not say which country's forces had carried out the air strike. | It did not say which country's forces had carried out the air strike. |
| Al-Nusra Front changed its name at the end of July, reportedly cutting ties with al-Qaeda at the same time. | Al-Nusra Front changed its name at the end of July, reportedly cutting ties with al-Qaeda at the same time. |
| The Syrian government, Russia and a US-led coalition have all been carrying out air strikes against militant groups in Syria. | |
| A source quoted by Reuters said that Abu Omar Sarakeb and others had been targeted in a hideout in the village of Kafr Naha. | |
| Unconfirmed reports said several other senior figures in the group were killed or injured, Reuters reported. | |
| Al-Nusra was excluded from February's cessation of hostilities agreement in Syria along with so-called Islamic State (IS). | |
| Despite its new name, the US said it saw no reason to change its view of the group as a terrorist organisation. | |
| The embattled city of Aleppo has seen some of the fiercest clashes in Syria's civil war in recent months. | |
| Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have so far come to nothing. | |
| US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to hold talks in Geneva on Friday with Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov. | |
| It is understood they will discuss efforts to forge a nationwide truce, improve humanitarian aid deliveries and restart peace talks. | |
| Russia is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. | |
| Syria was also discussed on Thursday in a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish state media reported. | |
| Mr Erdogan told Mr Putin that a ceasefire in Aleppo was needed "as soon as possible," Anadolu news agency reported. |