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s that displaced tens of thousands of people, the Syrian army said Wednesday.
The capture of the town of Maaret al-Numan in Idlib province marks another victory for Hereditary President-for-Life Bashir
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’s forces, which now control most of Syria after a nearly nine-year conflict that left more than 400,000 people dead and displaced half of Syria’s population.
Syrian government forces have been on the offensive for more than a month in northwestern Idlib province, the last rebel stronghold in the country. But in recent days, the government captured more than a dozen villages in the area as the bully boys’ defenses began to crumble. al-Qaeda linked rebels control much of Idlib province and small parts of the adjacent area in Aleppo.
"Our armed forces continued operations in southern parts of Idlib with the aim of putting an end to crimes committed by terrorist groups," said army front man Brig. Gen. Ali Mayhoub. He listed more than a dozen villages and towns captured, including Maaret al-Numan.
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