(Zaman Al Wasl)- Turkish-backed forces on Saturday have thwarted Syrian regime attack in the southern region of Idlib province, rebel source told Zaman al-Wasl.
Fierce clashes reported early Saturday as the army's elite units seek to seize the villages of Sfouhn and al-Fatira in the Jabal al-Zawiya area.
Turkey, which backs rebels opposed to Bashar al-Assad, agreed a ceasefire with Russia three weeks ago. Moscow supports Syrian regime forces.
The truce halted a terrifying three-month air and ground campaign that killed hundreds and sent 1 million people fleeing toward the Turkish border.
The agreement did not force the Assad forces to roll back significant military gains made in Russian-backed offensive for the past three months.
Turkish army trucks entered Idlib province on Friday, carrying US air missile systems, local activists said.
According to the military news sites, the HAWK (Homing All the Way Killer) MIM-23 is an all-weather low to medium altitude ground-to-air missile system developed.
The Turkish army has also established an observation point in the town of al-Kfayr west of Idlib city on the Aleppo-Latakia highway, known as the M4, according to Zaman al-Wasl reporter.
Over the past three weeks, Turkish forces set up six observation points in al-Ghassaneyah, Bidama, al-Najiyeh, and al-Zainiya, al-Misherfah and Tel Khattab, an array of villages located inthe Jisr al-Shughour region.
Also, a Syrian military convoy was sent to reinforce regime army bastions in Idlib province, rebel source told Zaman Al-Wasl.
The regime trucks were carrying 200 troops operating in the 25th Special Missions Division, five tanks and 40 and armored vehicles.
The nine-year-old war has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands and forced 13 million people from their homes, half of whom have left their shattered homeland.
Zaman A Wasl
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