Town of Saraqeb is a strategic prize for Syrian government. FMTNews Russian
BEIRUT: At least 11 civilians were killed in Russian air raids on northwestern Syria Monday, a monitor said, as Syrian regime forces re-entered a key town days after losing it to rebels.
Syrian state news agency Sana said the army had re-entered the town after violent clashes with Turkey-backed rebels. Pro-government forces battling to seize the country’s final rebel bastion had for the first time in years wrested control of the town on Feb 8, but jihadists and allied rebels then re-entered on Thursday.
The Observatory said Russian air strikes had killed nine civilians in the village of Al-Foua as well as two in the village of Adwan, both in Idlib province.Strategic prize It said Damascus had deployed regime troops and allied fighters from Lebanon’s Hezbollah group as reinforcements to the Saraqeb area late Sunday in preparation for an assault on the town.
On Sunday, Turkey confirmed a full military operation in northwest Syria after a Thursday airstrike blamed on Damascus killed 34 Turkish soldiers.
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