Syrian Forces Are Seen Stepping Up Attacks on Rebels as U.S. Sets Sights on ISIS

New York Times: BEIRUT, Lebanon — One bomb struck an insurgent meeting place and weapons storehouse. Another hit the Islamic law court. A third hit a heavy machine gun position, but not just any position — the leader of the largest local insurgent formation was manning a gun there, and was killed.

The people of Talbiseh, a rebel-held village north of Homs in central Syria, have seen many government air raids, but the strikes on Wednesday morning surprised them with their ferocity and their precision.

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