(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition forces thwarted an incursion attempt by regime forces and allied militias in northern Idlib region, military source told Zaman al-Wasl Saturday.
Bashar al-Assad's forces pushed separately into the towns of Falaifel and Maarat Alia in the southern and eastern countryside.
Turkish-backed fighters have repelled the attack, killing and wounding dozen, according to the source.
The March-5th ceasefire did not force regime army to roll back significant military gains made in the Russian-backed offensive.
The Turkish artillery pounded regime bastions in Saraqeb town in retaliation to the truce violations, the source said.
The truce halted a terrifying three-month air and ground campaign that killed hundreds and sent 1 million people fleeing toward the Turkish border.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned last week that Turkey would no longer tolerate terrorist harassment in the Idlib safe zone in northwestern Syria or ramped-up attacks, which flout agreements.
Idlib province is home to 3.5 million civilians, third of them are displaced, according to the United Nations.
Syrian Regime forces and allied militias have killed 2,125 people since April 2019 in northwestern Syria, according to the Syrian Response Coordinators group.
The death toll has included 597 children and 35 humanitarian workers. Also, the Russian-led offensive has also displaced 1,533,714 people.
Since the ceasefire agreed between Russia and Turkey in March, the lowest death toll ever was recorded in Syria in nine years with 270 people.
Zaman Al Wasl
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