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Russian Air Force launches large-scale attack in Idlib
[AlMasdar] The Russian Air Force launched a massive attack over the Idlib Governorate on Saturday, as their warplanes targeted several areas under the control of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State... (HTS) and the ...the Turkic paramilitaries intended to replace with their native jihadi ferocity all the highly trained Turkish soldiers Sultan Erdogan I the much belovedhas jailed in the last few years for not worshipping the ground he walks upon. The Uighurs and so forth who did not join Al Nusra or ISIS seem to have ended up here... (NLF). According to reports from Idlib, the Russian Air Force primarily concentrated their strikes on the southern and southwestern countrysides of the governorate, with several attacks reported on the town of al-Barah, Hass, and Ahsim. The Russian Air Force attack on al-Barah was reportedly the most intense, with over ten  ...KABOOM!... s hitting the town on Saturday. A couple airstrikes were also reported over the Jabal al-Zawiya region, which is where several Syrian Arab Army (SAA) troops are currently deployed at in southwestern Idlib. Following these airstrikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) accused the Russian Air Force of killing four people in al-Barah. Saturday’s attack by the Russian Air Force came just a day after their aircraft were grounded due to poor weather. Related: Idlib: 2019-12-07 Turkish military reinforcements head to Idlib after Syrian Army attack Idlib: 2019-12-04 Macron claims Turkey is working with ISIS in Syria Idlib: 2019-12-04 US Coalition denies drone strike that killed jihadist leader in northern Idlib Related: National Liberation Front: 2019-12-02 Syrian Army retakes all lost areas after launching big counter-offensive in SE Idlib on Sunday, 69 dead National Liberation Front: 2019-10-19 Algerian MP detained for money laundering National Liberation Front: 2019-09-26 Jihadist attack on northern Khan Sheikhoun ends in failure Related: Hass: 2019-12-05 Algeria opens first corruption trial for ex-PMs, tycoons Hass: 2019-12-05 PM: Israel ‘actively countering Iranian aggression’ Hass: 2019-11-28 Rouhani once again ties country-wide protests to foreign countries and especially the United States Posted by: trailing wife 2019-12-08 |
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