While the Tiger Forces and their allies were repelling a joint attack by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Ahrar al-Sham and other militant groups in southern Idlib, the Syrian Army and Iranian-backed militants liberated the villages of Um Salasil, Ayath, Subayhah, Zahir al-Ward, Umm Khan, Ym Amad Qibili, Umm Ghubar, Umm Ghuraf and Tal Ahmar in eastern Idlib, west of the government-held town of Khanasir.
Thus, pro-government forces exploited the militants’ counter-attack to achieve more gains in eastern Idlib. Now, the army and its allies need to secure about 8 more km to fully cut off militants operating in northeastern Hama from their counterparts in the province of Idlib.
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