Russian airstrikes against armed factions in Syria have resulted in the deaths of 300 fighters

The Russian strikes followed the biggest attack by armed factions in years Syrian war Frontline fighting has largely subsided since 2020.

The Russian Center for the Reconciliation of the Conflicting Parties in Syria said that the rocket and bomb attacks were aimed at “gatherings of militants, command centers, warehouses and artillery positions” in the two governorates. Aleppo And Idlib.

He added that around 300 opposition fighters were killed in the attacks.

Late Saturday night, he confirmed Syrian ObservatoryRussian warplanes carried out 9 airstrikes on Idlib and its surroundings.

The Observatory indicated that Syrian army convoys had withdrawn from the city mother-in-law.

He confirmed Syrian army On Saturday, dozens of its soldiers were killed in a major attack by armed factions, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which invaded the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy.

In a statement, the military acknowledged progress by opposition forces, saying they had entered large parts of Aleppo city.

The military said in a statement: “The large number of terrorists and multiple fronts of the conflict prompted our armed forces to conduct a redeployment operation aimed at strengthening the defense lines to absorb the attack, save the lives of civilians and soldiers and prepare for a counterattack.”

Two Syrian military sources said Moscow had promised Damascus additional military aid would begin arriving within 72 hours.