SYRIË
Impasse in strijd Syrische troepen in strijd om provincie Idlib
July 12, 2019 -
Na een militair offensief van meer dan twee maanden in de Syrische
provincie Idlib hebben door Rusland gesteunde regeringstroepen weinig
vooruitgang geboekt tegen de felle tegenstand van extremstische strijders.
While resisting government attacks, the insurgents have managed to carve out small advances of their own, drawing on ample stocks of guided anti-tank missiles that opposition and diplomatic sources say have been supplied by Turkey, Reuters reported.
The Idlib area is dominated by Tahrir al-Sham, the jihadists formerly known as the Nusra Front. Proscribed as a terrorist group by the UN Security Council, the group has set aside past conflict with Turkish-backed rebels to defend northwest Syria.