(New York Times) Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt - A U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber carried out an airstrike against an al-Qaeda training camp in Idlib, Syria, killing more than 100 fighters on Thursday, the Pentagon said Friday. The Syrian opposition group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham complained that the camp for new recruits was one of theirs and that the practical effect would be to eliminate fighters who are confronting Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. Formerly known as the Nusra Front, the group claims to have broken with al-Qaeda, but American officials say they are still an al-Qaeda affiliate.
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