On January 23, the Ibaa news agency, a propaganda wing of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra), released an infographics providing a look at its version of results of clashes in eastern Idlib, southern Aleppo and northern Hama over the last 50 days.
According to the released infographics, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies killed 350 government soldiers, injured over 400 and captured 35 others. Additionally, the militants allegedly destroyed 4 vehicles, a vehicle armed with a gun, 7 anti-tank guided missile launchers, an artillery piece, 5 armoured vehicles and 6 battle tanks belonging to the Syrian Arab Army (SAA).
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A vehicle, an armoured vehicle and 5 battle tanks of government forces were reportedly damaged. The agency added that HTS-led forces downed a L-39 warplane and two unmanned aerial vehicles of the government forces.
Furthermore, the militants reportedly captured 4 vehicles, a buldozer, a Shilka self-propelled gun, 4 BMP armoured vehicles, 4 battle tanks as well as various weapons.
However, the agency forgot to mention that during the same period HTS-led forces lost a wide area in southern Aleppo, northern Hama and eastern Idlib. Just recently, the SAA liberated the strategic Abu al-Duhur airbase and the nearby town of Abu al-Duhur and started advancing deeper into the militant-held area.
