Syrian rebel group says U.S.-led coalition behind mosque strike

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BEIRUT Ahrar al-Sham, a powerful Syrian rebel group, on Friday said the U.
S.
-led coalition against Islamic State was behind a deadly mosque attack near Syria`s Aleppo that a war monitor said killed dozens of people on Thursday evening.
The U.
S.
military said it carried out an air strike on Thursday against al Qaeda militants at a meeting location in Idlib province, but it was not clear if it was referring to the attack in Jina.
Jets hit around a mosque in al-Jina village near Atarib in the western part of Aleppo province, a few miles (km) from Idlib province on Thursday, killing at least 46 people, mostly civilians, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Syrian military and Russian jets have also carried out numerous air strikes against targets in Idlib and western parts of Aleppo province, which are held by rebels seeking to oust President Bashar al-Assad.
Ahrar al-Sham is also widely believed to be backed by Turkey and other regional states that support the rebellion against Assad.