On January 31, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), the National Defense Forces (NDF) and the Tiger Forces liberated over a dozen villages from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (formerly Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda) in the area of Abu al-Duhu in eastern Idlib. Pro-government sources describe this advance as a part of wider effort to reach the miltiant-held town of Saraqib. However, most likely the SAA and its allies will contribute additional efforts to liberating the southern Aleppo countryside before the push towards Saraqib.
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