On January 23, government forces reportedly repelled a militant attack led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra) on the village of Sarraf in the province of Latakia. According to pro-government sources, 13 militants were killed in the fighting. In turn militants claimed that they killed several Syrian Arab Army (SAA) soldiers and destroyed a SAA anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) launcher with a Fagot ATGM.
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