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Islamic State (IS) extremists have also entered the conflict and are opposed by the other combatants.
Earlier in the day, a bomb exploded near a hospital in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, wounding five people, including at least two children, according to the Syrian Civil Defense group, known as the White Helmets.
Figures released on July 16 by the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights indicate that the six-year civil war has killed more than 330,000 people, including 99,617 civilians.
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