The Syrian Ministry of Defense issued a statement on Saturday, saying that these precise and intensive operations were undertaken in response to the continuous violations committed by terrorist groups in the southern outskirts of Idlib.
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"The armed terrorist organizations supported by some regional and international parties continue in launching repeated attacks on safe villages and towns and sites and positions of the Syrian Arab Army adjacent to the de-escalation zones in the Idlib and Hama countryside, so Syrian-Russian forces carried out qualitative operations in the aforementioned sites," the statement highlighted.
These operations involved heavy strikes on terrorist headquarters, fortifications, and ammunition depots, utilizing various firepower resources such as artillery and multiple missile systems, effectively incapacitating their capabilities.
Numerous terrorist strongholds, operation rooms, and warehouses were obliterated during the operation. The majority of the terrorists eliminated were affiliated with the Ansar al-Tawhid Takfiri militant group.
Russia has been actively providing military assistance to Syrian forces as they continue battling various terrorist factions within the country. This assistance, initiated in September 2015 at the official request of the Syrian government, has proven effective in aiding the Syrian forces in reclaiming key areas from terrorist groups, including remnants of Daesh (ISIL or ISIS).