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Syrian helicopters carried out early on September 26 a series of airstrikes on militants’ positions in Lattakia’s northern countryside.
According to opposition sources, the airstrikes targeted several positions in the so-called mount Kurd, including the strategic town of Kabani, which is controlled by several al-Qaeda-affiliated groups.
The Syrian Arab Air Force (SyAAF) resumed its operations over northern Lattakia on September 23 following a number of ceasefire violations by militants stationed there.
Earlier this month, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), al-Qaeda’s former branch in Syria, deployed fresh reinforcements in the northern Lattakia.
The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) may be planning to launch a military operation to push HTS and its allies from northern Lattakia. The repeated airstrikes suggest that such an operation may begin soon.
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