ISWNews Analysis Group: Six Turkish soldiers have been killed and nine injured in shelling by Syrian government forces near Saraqeb in north west of Syria.
On February 2, Syrian Army forces succeeded in liberating areas such as Dadikh, Kafr Batikh, Zakar, Jobas, San in the province of Idlib, and now they are 3 kilometers away from the town of Saraqeb.
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Following the Syrian Army’s operation in Idlib province, a number of area in eastern and southern Idlib province have been cleared of terrorists.
ISWNews Analysis Group: On January 29, Syrian Army succeed to liberate five new areas in central Idlib province from terrorists occupation.
Following Syrian Army blitzkrieg advances in Idlib province, first Hamediyah base in south of Maarat al-Numan and then Kafr Roma town in west of Maarat al-Numan were liberated. Liberation of Kafr Roma town put the Maarat al-Numan into full siege and then Syrian Army entered the town and liberated it from Tahrir al Sham terrorists and its allies.
As the Syrian Army operations intensify in Idlib and western Aleppo provinces, as well as increasing artillery and air strikes against the Tahrir al-sham positions, locals are fleeing toward the Turkish border and calmer areas to avoid war.
ISWNews Analysis Group: On 27 January, following the advances of Syrian Army in north and south of Maarat al-Numan, more than ten points and villages were liberated from the terrorists occupation.
Following the Syrian Army advances in the Idlib province, Talmenes and Maar Shamsha in the east of the strategic city of Maarat al-Numan were liberated from the occupation of Tahrir al-Sham terrorists and its allies.
Less than a month after the last Syrian Army advances in the southeast of Idlib province, today Syrian Army forces again began ground advances on this axis and succeeded in liberating the areas of Deir al-Sharqi, Deir al-Gharbi, Taqanah and Maar Shamarin in a few hours from the Tahrir al-Sham and its allies. Hence the distance of Syrian Army forces from the strategic city of Maarat al-Numan reduced to less than 3 kilometers.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham recaptured Tal Khatrah and Abu Jarif in eastern Idlib from the Syrian Army forces.
ISWNews Analysis Group: Today morning Syrian army inaugurated three safe passages for people exit from Aleppo area and Idlib province.
