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| Russian air force struck militants that attacked Syrian government forces in Idlib, helped repel assault - defense ministry | Russian air force struck militants that attacked Syrian government forces in Idlib, helped repel assault - defense ministry |
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| Russian Air Forces launched airstrikes against militants in Idlib that attacked the Syrian Army and sought to breach their defensive lines, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that the offensive has been repelled. | Russian Air Forces launched airstrikes against militants in Idlib that attacked the Syrian Army and sought to breach their defensive lines, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that the offensive has been repelled. |
| The militants were supported by Turkey that shelled the Syrian Army’s positions. Yet, the Turkish forces stopped the artillery barrage after Moscow contacted Ankara, the ministry added. | The militants were supported by Turkey that shelled the Syrian Army’s positions. Yet, the Turkish forces stopped the artillery barrage after Moscow contacted Ankara, the ministry added. |
| The militants launched a “massive offensive” south-east from the city of Idlib, using many armored vehicles, the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria said on Thursday, adding that it was Turkish artillery that helped them breach Syrian Army’s defense in some areas. | |
| An aerial footage published by the Russian Defense ministry shows a Turkish self-propelled howitzer battery shelling the Syrian Army positions. | |
| At the request of Damascus, Russian Su-24 strike aircraft hit the advancing armed groups helping Syrian forces repel the offensive, destroying a tank and six infantry fighting vehicles among other hardware. | |
| The reconciliation center also said that the Turkish shelling left four Syrian soldiers injured. Moscow also once again called on Ankara to cease its support for terrorist in Idlib and stop handing over weapons to them. | |
| Turkey’s Defense Ministry meanwhile said that two Turkish soldiers were killed and five more injured in the air strikes. | |
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