(Zaman Al Wasl)- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham on Thursday thwarted a major attack by the regime army and Iranian-backed militias in the southern countryside of Idlib province, local reporter said.
Fierce clashes took place early Thursday near the town of al-Mushairfa southeastern of Idlib city. Tahrir al-Sham has killed and wounded 10 soldiers, commander in the former al-Qaeda brach said.
The regime forces backed by Russian air power have made gains in northeastern Syria, stepping up a military campaign against Tahrir al-Sham in a push towards its stronghold of Idlib province.
Idlib has been a haven for tens of thousands of rebels and civilians who were forced to abandon their homes in other parts of western Syria that the government and its foreign military allies have recaptured from rebels.
It has already been the target of intensive strikes by the Russia and regime air forces in the past year that have killed thousands of civilians and destroyed hospitals and civil defense centers.
At least 15 civilians, including children and family members, were killed in Russian airstrikes on the village of Mahershurin near Marrat al-Numan east of Idlib city. The death toll included 5 children as 35 people were wounded.
Last Sunday, 6 women and 4 children, mostly family members, were also killed in Russian airstrikes targeted the town of Khan Sheikhoun.
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