BEIRUT (AP) Russia is the latest country to enter Syria's complex conflict that killed 250,000 people and displaced half of the country's prewar population since March 2011. Here is a look at the combatants: WHO IS IN THE AIR SYRIA: A longtime ally of Moscow, Syria has a fleet mostly from Russia that includes MiG-29 fighter jets and Su-24 bombers. The government began targeting rebels with helicopter gunships in 2012. Now, it often uses crude "barrel bombs" that are one of the deadliest weapons in the civil war. These cause mass casualties and force millions from their homes. The government is also accused of using its helicopters to send chlorine and other toxic gas in the barrel bombs....
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