Syrian troops conducted concentrated military operations against terrorists in Idlib’s southeastern countryside and advanced on Saraqib direction after liberating Joubas and San towns and destroying the last terrorist gatherings there, the Syrian military in a statement, SANA reported.
"Four Turkish soldiers were killed, 9 others were wounded during the operation of hunting the terrorists and the Turkish regime forces retaliated and targeted the army units but no injuries or damage were reported," it added.
On Sunday, the Syrian military liberated the villages of Inqrati, Kafr Batikh and Kafr Dadikh in Idlib southeastern countryside after fierce clashes with them, broadening the scope of the army military operations on the direction of Saraqib.
The Syrian forces are advancing against foreign-backed Takfiri militants in Idlib, tightening the noose in their last major stronghold.
Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates wrote to the United Nations on January 25, stressing that the operation in Idlib and Aleppo against Takfiri elements "will not stop until the elimination of those terrorists, who threaten safety and security of Syrian civilians."