The Syrian Arab army was able to liberate the city of Madaya in the Syrian capital province of Rif Dimashq and the adjacent Al-Arjahi hill from the radical group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and its allies.
According to government publication Muraselon, the military conducted several fierce battles with the group, before we can take the city. celebrated, that the militants carried out intense missile strikes.
Madaya city and Al-Arjahi hill are located northwest of Khan Sheikhun city, which is key and controls one of the main highways of Syria. This road connects Aleppo with Damascus. Likely, the army decided to occupy smaller settlements, to secure their positions when storming a larger object. In two days, the SAA was able to recapture several villages.: Kafr-Tab, Kafr-Ayn, Mantar, Khirbat-Murshid, Umm Zaytuna and Tall Aas.
In the past few weeks, jihadists have attempted to launch multiple rocket attacks on the Russian Khmeimim air base.. During the attack, they used radioactive shells and multiple launch rocket systems., as well as unmanned aerial vehicles. However, the high-quality response of the Russian air defense system made it possible to avoid emergencies..
