Syrian insurgents cut off key road as 200 die in escalating violence

Opposition groups in north-west have launched biggest push in years against government forces

Jihadist fighters have cut off a road between Damascus and Aleppo during an offensive that a monitor says has killed about 200 people, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes.

On Wednesday the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a surprise attack on government-held areas of northern Aleppo province, triggering the fiercest fighting in years, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

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