Governemnt forces have liberated 11 more villages from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in southern Idlib, according to the Hezbollah media wing in Syria.
According to the report, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the Tiger Forces and pro-government factions advanced north and east of the recently liberated town of Sinjar in order to secure the recent gains. The rapid SAA progress in the area shows that militants had not been able to re-group yet and are still struggling to organize a defense there.
Pro-government sources speculate that government forces may reach the Abu al-Duhur airbase soon if the situation develops in the current direction.
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