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On March 2, a new wave of Russian airstrikes hit the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, which is occupied by al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies.
Warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out several airstrikes against positions of HTS and its allies in the outskirts of the town of al-Ghassaniyah in the western Idlib countryside and close to the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia.
At around the same time, FPV suicide drones launched by the Syrian Arab Army (HTS) attacked militants from HTS and its allies near the front line in the al-Ghab Plains in the northwestern countryside of Hamas and the al-Zawiya Mount in the southern countryside of Idlib.
In recent months, HTS and its allies stepped up attacks from Greater Idlib on nearby government-held areas in violation of a ceasefire agreement that was brokered by Russia and Turkey more than three years ago.
Two waves of Russian airstrikes hit positions of the group and one of its allies, the Ahrar al-Sham Movement, in Greater Idlib and Turkish-occupied areas of the northern Aleppo countryside on February 29. Several militants were killed or wounded.
On March 1, the Syrian Ministry of Defense announced that five drones launched from Greater Idlib were shot down by the air defenses of the SAA.
The situation in Greater Idlib remains tense. Still, the SAA and its allies will not likely launch a ground operation in the region any time soon as this could lead to a dangerous confrontation with Turkey who keeps large forces there.
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