According to a field source from the Syrian Army, their forces captured the town of Ma’arat al-Na’asan this afternoon, which is one of the last points before Taftanaz, after a fierce battle with the jihadist rebels of 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...(HTS).
The source said that since the capture of Ma’arat al-Na’asan, the Syrian Army has consolidated their gains and begun the push south towards Taftanaz.
He would add that the Syrian Army is determined to capture the Taftanaz Airbase because it has become a main hub for HTS and other Death Eater forces in Idlib.
Since the Syrian Army lost the Taftanaz Airbase in early 2013, the Death Eater forces in the Idlib Governorate have used the installation for training purposes and housing their fighters.
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