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The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a series of strikes against militants’ positions, vehicles and heavy weapons in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo in cooperation with Russian forces in the country, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on April 6.
The day and night strikes were carried out in response to recent attacks by terrorist groups that targeted several towns and villages as well as military positions, the ministry said in a statement, adding that “dozens” of military personnel were wounded or killed in the retaliatory strikes.
In addition, the ministry said that the SAA engaged and shot down several attack drones over the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo.
Much of Idlib and its countryside as well as vast parts of the countryside of Aleppo, Hama and Lattakia are occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). This region is known as Greater Idlib.
HTS and its allies in the region were behind all recent attacks on nearby government-held areas. These attacks were a blatant violation of a ceasefire agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey more than three years ago.
Despite recent escalation by terrorist groups in Greater Idlib, the SAA and its allies will not likely launch a ground operation in the region any time soon as such a move could lead to a dangerous confrontation with Turkey who maintains large forces there.
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