ALWAGHT- Russian and Syrian warplanes have targeted militant positions in Syria's northwestern Idlib province to counter an offensive by foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists, while government forces continue their counteroffensive operations.
On Sunday, Syrian and Russian forces targeted terrorist hideouts in Idlib, intensifying their bombing of militant-controlled areas in northwest Syria, near the Turkish border, to push back the ongoing militant offensive for a second day. The Syrian army also reported recapturing several towns that had recently fallen to the terrorists.
This action followed a counteroffensive by the Syrian army, which began on Thursday in the southeastern part of Idlib. They regained control of Jobas village and forced militants to retreat from the villages of Dadikh and Kafr Battikh, east of Idlib. Meanwhile, Syrian troops are regrouping and reinforcements are being sent to Aleppo to bolster the counteroffensive against the foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists who advanced into the city on Friday, according to military sources.
The militants, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, launched a large-scale assault in Aleppo and Idlib provinces on Wednesday, seizing several areas. Since then, Syrian government forces have been engaged in intense clashes to recapture these regions. Syria has been plagued by foreign-backed militancy since 2011, with the government accusing Western nations and their regional allies of supporting terrorist groups to destabilize the country.
The Syrian army has reported heavy losses inflicted on the terrorists, who launched attacks across a wide front. It also stated that it is working alongside Russia and other "friendly forces" to reclaim territory. Russia, along with Iran, has supported Syrian forces with aerial and ground assistance in the fight against foreign-backed militants. Meanwhile, Israel has been the principal backer of terrorist groups opposing President Bashar al-Assad’s government since the conflict’s onset. The Takfiri attack on Aleppo occurred shortly after Israel agreed to a ceasefire in its conflict with Lebanon, where Hezbollah fiercely resisted Israeli advances in the south.