(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian resistance forces took four hilltops from regime army and allied Shiite militias in coastal Latakia province on Friday, following a series of attacks left 35 troops dead and 22 taken captive, field sources told Zaman al-Wasl.
The attack near the Kabana hilltops in Mount Turkman came after a week of scattered clashes as regime has been mobilizing troops in the southern countryside of Idlib, seeking to take the last rebel stronghold near coastal Latakia province.
The moderate rebels have showed resistance by thwarting several incursion attempts by the regime forces and allied Russian Special Forces in the southern countryside of Idlib and the strategic al-Kabana hilltops in the last few weeks.
Clashes at the Kabana battlefront have left dozens of army troops killed and wounded, activists said.
Bashar al-Assad, who now controls around 60 percent of the country, has vowed to reclaim the rest, including Idlib and small pockets in Latakia.
Eight years of war in Syria have killed 560,000 people and driven half the pre-war population of 22 million from their homes, including more than 6 million as refugees to neighbouring countries.
Zaman Al Wasl
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