(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian armed opposition made a surprise attack on regime bastion in northern Idlib province, killing at least 22 elite troops and allied militants, military source told Zaman al-Wasl Wednesday.
The dawn attack targeted a post for the regime’s elite Tiger Force and Iranain militias near the town of al-Mshairfah east of Idlib city.
Tiger Force led by Brig. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan, a Russian-backed Syrian officer who took credit for some of the biggest regime victories in the eight-year conflict.
But he has not succeeded in breaking Idlib’s defenses and remains deadlocked. According to opposition activists, elite forces from the Republican Guards and the Fourth Division led by Assad’s younger brother, Maher, have recently started taking part in the Idlib offensive, AP reported.
In Hama province, the National Front on Tuesday killed four regime troops in TOW missile attack.
The Turkish-backed group has targeted regime forces in the Ghab Plain, one of the main manpower supply to the Syrian regime.
Use of U.S.-made anti-tank missiles as the weapons are having an impact on the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Russia, Turkey, and Iran are concerned about the increased presence of terrorist groups in Idlib province, the three countries said after talks in Kazakhstan, pledging to coordinate actions aimed at eliminating the militants.
Moscow, Ankara and Tehran "highlighted the necessity to establish calm on the ground", the trio said in a joint statement after the talks, also attended by representatives of the Damascus regime and the Syrian armed opposition.
The three countries also said they rejected attempts to create "new realities on the ground, including illegitimate self-rule initiatives" and that they were opposed to the illegal seizure and transfer of Syrian oil revenues.
Commenting on the work of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, the three nations said it should be governed by a sense of "compromise and constructive engagement" without foreign interference and externally imposed timelines.
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, Agencies
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