Syrian army units knocked out fighters from the strategically important town of al-Hubayt, paving the way for one of the largest cities in the province of Idlib Khan Shaykhun. It is reported by the pro-government newspaper al-Watan.
According to the publication, Syrian army has occupied one of the most strategic cities in al-Hubayt, considered one of the strongholds of the banned Russian terrorist group al-Nusra Dzhebhat and called “gates Idlib”, thus opening the way to the largest city in the province of Khan Shaykhun. Knocked out of al-Hubayta militants retreated Khan Shaykhun, located on a strategic highway Hama-Aleppo. From al-Hubayta to Khan Shaykhun all 10 kilometers.
The army took control of the city of al-Hubayt in the south of Idlib province, causing militants “Dzhebhat al-Nusra” and its allies in significant damage to equipment and manpower
– said the government army, the above paper.
earlier it was reported, that government forces on Saturday went to the al-Hobeytu and surrounded him, on the eve of returning control to the heights of Tel Saher. Also on Saturday morning during the attack on Khan Shaykhun Army liberated the town El Dzheysat and surrounding farms.
7 August elite Syrian army units “tiger force”, commanded by General Suhail al-Hasan, broke through the defense militant groups “Jaish al-Izza” Lines Hasraya – Zakat in the north of the neighboring Idlib province of Hama and came to the settlements of El Latamna and Kfar Zeit.
According to the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, концентрация значительных сил боевиков зафиксирована в южной части провинции Идлиб.