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Jihadists launch counter-offensive in southern Idlib
2019-08-30
[ALMASDARNEWS] The jihadist rebels have launched a counter-offensive in southern Idlib this evening after suffering some losses at the hands of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) at the Ta’manah front.

Led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, formerly al-Nusra, before that it was called something else
...al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, from which sprang the Islamic State...
, the jihadist rebels began their counter-assault by launching a suicide kaboom on the Syrian Arab Army’s positions at the southern axis of Ta’manah.

According to a military source in the nearby Hama Governorate, the jihadist rebels stormed the Syrian Army’s defenses shortly after the suicide attack; this resulted in a fierce firefight that is still ongoing at this time.
Related:
Ta’manah: 2019-08-22 Syrian Army completes encirclement of militants, Turkish Army in southern Idlib
Ta’manah: 2019-03-08 Syrian Air Force launches heavy attack on jihadist positions in Idlib, Al Nusra vows big retaliation
Related:
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham: 2019-04-23 Russian Air Force pounds Nusra in Idlib, 4 Nusra turbans mysteriously toes up
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham: 2019-04-23 Russia Air Force now target positions of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Southwest of #Aleppo
Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham: 2019-04-16 Aleppo - Tit for tat Syrian Army vs Al Nusra: Syrian army
Related:
Hama Governorate: 2019-08-14 Jihadist rebels behead 2 Syrian soldiers in northern Syria
Hama Governorate: 2019-08-12 Syrian Army shoots down large militant drone over Hama
Hama Governorate: 2019-08-09 Syrian Army captures several areas as militants face full expulsion from Hama
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