Casualties among Tahrir al-Sham and government forces in Syria’s Latakia
IDLIB, Syria (North Press) – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) thwarted on Friday, an infiltration attempt by the Syrian government forces in the northern countryside of Latakia.
HTS announced the killing of a number of the government soldiers during the mutual clashes that took place during the infiltration attempt.
“HTS thwarted an infiltration attempt by the government forces on the frontlines of Jabal Turkman, north Latakia,” a military source told North Press.
Violent clashes took place between HTS militants and the advanced government forces causing casualties for both parties, the source added.
The new advancing attempt took place after nearly four months of calm in the area that followed several failed advancing attempts, the source confirmed.
The de-escalation zone has been recently witnessing a military flare up and mutual shelling between the government forces and the armed opposition groups targeting parts of Idlib, Hama, Aleppo, and Latakia.