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Sochi agreement: Russian jets over Idlib, turbans die while infiltrating, others succeed, killing troops
 Russian Air Force begins reconnaissance flights over Idlib as offensive nears (video) [AlMasdar] (10:30 A.M.) – The Russian Air Force has begun conducting reconnaissance flights over the Idlib province as the Sochi Agreement falls apart. According to a new Syrian military report, Russian reconnaissance jets have been flying over the jihadist rebel positions and collecting information about the latter’s whereabouts. In particular, Russian IL-20 surveillance planes were spotted hovering over the the jihadist positions in the designated deescalation zone in northwestern Syria. As shown in the video released by STEP News Agency, the Russian IL-20 can be seen flying over the jihadist positions in the northern countryside of the Hama Goernorate: The resumption of Russian reconnaissance flights in the Idlib and Hama provinces comes just days after the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) announced that they would be launching a new military operation in the southeastern part of the deescalation zone. Islamist rebels attempt to infiltrate Syrian Army lines in northern Hama [AlMasdar] (1:20 P.M.) – The Islamist rebels of Jaish al-Izza attempted to bypass the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) lines in the northern countryside of the Hama Governorate last night, a military source in Mhardeh city told Al-Masdar News this morning. According to the military source, Jaysh Al-Izza attempted to infiltrate the Syrian Arab Army’s positions near the town of Al-Zalaqiyat. However, the Islamist rebels were seen by the pro-government National Defense Forces (NDF) making their way towards the Syrian Army’s posts near the Al-Zalaqiyat Checkpoint. The Syrian Arab Army then fired on the Islamist rebels with their heavy machine guns; this resulted in the death of several Jaysh Al-Izza fighters. Due to the heavy casualties sustained by the Islamist rebels, Jaysh Al-Izza was forced to withdraw across the 20km long demilitarized zone. In photos: Jihadist rebels kill 20 Syrian soldiers and raid base [AlMasdar] (7:00 A.M.) – The jihadist rebels of Hurras Al-Deen group recently carried out a special operation that targeted a Syrian Arab Army (SAA) base located along the Hama-Latakia axis. The Hurras Al-Deen raid was reportedly carried out at the large hilltop of Tal Burkan in northeast Latakia; it would result in the death of 23 soldiers. As shown in the photos released by the group, the jihadist fighters managed to sneak past the Syrian Army’s lines and kill the soldiers during the early morning hours: Hurras al-Deen is an Al-Qaeda linked jihadist group that is currently participating in the ongoing fight against the Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria. The Russian and Syrian armed forces consider Hurras Al-Deen a terrorist group and demand that they immediately withdraw from the Idlib buffer zone. The jihadist group has already rejected the Sochi Agreement and vowed to keep up the fight against the Syrian government forces. Posted by: trailing wife 2018-11-20 |
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