2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike

2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike
Part of the Syrian Civil War and the Russian military intervention in Syria
Location
Target Faylaq al-Sham
Date26 October 2020
Executed byRussia Russian Air Force
Casualties78–105[1][2] killed
100+ wounded

The 2020 Kafr Takharim airstrike occurred on 26 October 2020 when the Russian Air Force targeted a training camp run by Faylaq al-Sham, a major Islamist Syrian rebel group backed by Turkey, near the town of Kafr Takharim located around 10 kilometers from the Turkish border.[4] At the time of the attack, the camp contained more than 180 rebels affiliated with Faylaq al-Sham.[5] At least 78 rebel fighters were killed and over 100 more were wounded in the airstrike.[6][7]

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