(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels on Sunday have pounded pro-regime militias near the Assad's hometown of al-Qardaha with Grad rockets, wounding two militants, in response to regime major attack on Hama and IdIib princes, media outlets said.
Rebels said the attack was in retaliation to a heavy missile attack on Jisr al-Shugour town at the enclaves of coastal Latakia region.
Russia and the Syrian regime have stepped up its deadly aerial campaign on Idlib and Hama provinces since Tuesday, conducting more than 150 raids killed at least 30 civilians and dozens of rebel fighters.
The Russian defense ministry claimed that rebels had launched Idlib offensive to hinder the regime's advances in Deir Ezzor province.
On Saturday, 10 rebel fighters killed and 50 more wounded on when the Russian warplanes struck their base in Idlib city, opposition news feeds said.
Saturday’s 15 airstrikes have targeted Faylaq al-Sham group in the village of Mardikh. The wounded fighters transferred to Bab al-Hawa hospital at the Turkish border.
Three civilians, two women and a child boy, were also killed in Russian strikes on Idlib city.
Hayat Tahir al-Sham, former al-Qaeda group, backed by 5 rebel factions launched major attack on regime bastions in Hama and southern Idlib. The attack was the biggest in the area since March.
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