Clashes between Syrian armed forces and foreign-backed militants in the al-Malaja axis in southern Idlib Governorate left at least six Syrian soldiers martyred and several others injured.

Following missile attacks by the Syrian armed forces on the Kafr Taal village in Aleppo Governorate, 4 members of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group were killed and 7 others were wounded.

A spokesperson for the security department of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, commonly referred to as Tahrir al-Sham, has claimed that their militants have successfully identified and arrested a group affiliated to Hezbollah in Syria’s Idlib Governorate.

The Syrian Ministry of Defense has released a video of the killing of several militants in a joint strike by the Syrian and Russian armed forces on the positions of the militant groups in Idlib Governorate.

Certain media outlets affiliated to militant groups have reported the recent attacks by Russian fighter jets on the city of Jisr al-Shughur in Idlib Governorate have left 9 civilians dead and 61 others injured.

ISWNews Analysis Group – In a conference, commander of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants referred to Syria’s rejoining to the Arab League and some other issues, announcing a change in the tactics of clashes in Aleppo Governorate in the coming two years.

ISWNews Analysis Group – The Turkish intelligence forces held a confidential meeting with the delegates of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants at a security center located in the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, which is located on the Syria–Turkey border and about 50 km west of Aleppo in northwest Syria, on May 18.

ISWNews Analysis Group – One of the senior commanders of Al-Qaeda was killed in a US drone strike on the northern outskirts of Idlib province in Syria.

ISWNews Analysis Group – One of the ISIS commanders was killed in a drone strike by the United States on the northern suburb of Idlib Governorate in Syria.

ISWNews Analysis Group – One of the field commanders of “Hurras al-Din” group was killed in the US drone attack on the northern suburbs of Idlib province.

ISWNews Analysis Group – Several Syrian Army soldiers were martyred and injured following the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) attacks on the SAA headquarters in the west of Aleppo and south of Idlib.

The path of Syrian-Turkish rapprochement is still at the forefront of the media scene amidst a conflicting wave of news and doubts about the true intentions of Ankara with this normalization, especially after news came out of renewing its support for the “Syrian opposition.”