The Syrian Observatory For Human Rights

During past 48 hours | 46 regime soldiers and members of Ansar Al-Tawhid faction killed and injured in violent clashes in Idlib

The 48 past hours have witnessed a remarkable escalation on the frontlines of the southern countryside of Idlib within “Putin-Erdogan” area, and violent clashes that led to the death of 19 regime soldiers and the injury of other 20, and the death of seven members of Ansar Al-Tawhid faction.
In detail, Ansar al-Tawhid faction launched a violent attack targeting posts of regime forces in Al-Malajah village in Jabal al-Zawiyah in the southern countryside of Idlib, after the detonation of tunnels followed by missile and artillery targeting and an attack on the posts, and managed to completely control several posts. The clashes left 11 regime soldiers killed and other 20 injured, and two members of Ansar Al-Tawhid killed, following that, the faction withdrew from several posts, while other posts remained under its control.
The Russian warplanes intervened on the front line, coinciding with several attempts by the regime forces to regain control of the posts they lost, and the village frontline witnessed violent clashes that led to the killing of eight regime soldiers and five members of the attacking faction.
Moreover, at midnight of Sunday-Monday, the Russian warplanes launched four airstrikes targeting areas of Jabal Al-Arbaeen, Kafar Lata and Sarjah, and also carried out two airstrikes targeting Al-Fatirah town in Jabal Al-Zawiyah area in the southern countryside of Idlib. Regime forces also fired heavy artillery shells on the vicinity of Kafar Taal village in the western countryside of Aleppo.