A Syrian military helicopter was shot down in northwest Idlib province on Tuesday, two Turkey-backed rebel commander said on Tuesday.
The helicopter was downed south of Idlib city, where rebels supported by Turkish artillery were advancing near the town of Nairab to push back Russian-led forces, Abdulah al Shami, a commander in a coalition of mainstream rebel factions, told Reuters.
Rebel sources told Zaman al-Wasl the names of the helicopters crew as following: Brigadier General Issa Izzedin, originally from Homs province, was escaped a helicopter crash in 2017 in Qamisli city, Major Ali Req al-Hallaq and Lieutenant Bashar Mahmoud Samra.
Syrian armed factions backed by Turkish artillery launched on Monday major attacks engaged regime forces and allied Shiite forces near Nayrab town, killing more than 50 troops.
Nine officers were among the deaths.
Zaman Al Wasl
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