BEIRUT: A rebel coalition led by Al-Qaeda's Syria franchise on Thursday seized Ariha, the last remaining government-held city in the northwestern province of Idlib, a monitor said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Al-Nusra Front and its allies captured the city after fierce clashes with regime forces, including Hezbollah fighters, who were then seen pulling out.

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