Militants in Syria on Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, carried out attacks in the area of the village of Abu Jref. Heavy armored vehicles were used in battles against the government army.
The number of the gangs was up to 50 people, told the Center for the Reconciliation of the warring parties. In the province of Idlib, Syrian forces launched a counterattack.
Earlier, in the Idlib de-escalation zone, the armed forces of the Syrian Arab Republic destroyed 50 militants. Since January 14, in the city of Aleppo, under the shelling of militants, 28 civilians were killed and 56 were injured.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Istanbul on January 8, where he discussed with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a plan for a ceasefire in Idlib. Mr. Putin flew to Turkey from Damascus, where he held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
For more details, see Kommersant’s “Conversation Against the Background of Fire”.
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