Tag: Syria: 850 Jihadists Killed

NOVANEWS 850 Jihadists Killed as Russian Warplanes Help Syrian Army Repel Idlib Offensive By: RT News Featured image: ussian Su-25 attack aircraft take off from the Khmeimim airbase in Syria (Source:Dmitriy Vinogradov / Sputnik) Russian warplanes and Syrian forces have repelled an offensive by jihadists in a de-escalation zone in Idlib governorate in Syria. The forces killed some 850 militants and destroyed 11 tanks and other assets, Russia’s General Staff reported. The offensive was launched by the militant group formerly called Al-Nusra Front and its allies on Tuesday morning, a statement from the General Staff said. The jihadists attacked the positions of government forces stationed to the north and northeast of the city of Hama. The positions are part of a designated de-es...