World update: February 26 2020

Stories from Iran, India, Ethiopia, and more

MIDDLE EAST

SYRIA

Syrian and Russian aircraft continued a fairly intense bombardment of rebel-held northwestern Syria for a second straight day on Wednesday. According to the AP, the Syrian military has “over the past few days captured dozens of villages, including major rebel strongholds.” Most of those advances have come in the area west of Maarrat al-N…