Joint airstrikes conducted by Syrian and Russian forces have targeted militant positions in the rural areas of Syria’s northwestern provinces of Idlib and Latakia, leading to the deaths of 30 militants, according to local media reports.
The airstrikes specifically targeted sites belonging to extremist rebel groups, as reported by Xinhua and the local media outlet Al-Watan Online, which did not provide further details.
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Military operations in the region have intensified as Syrian and Russian forces seek to weaken the stronghold of rebel groups in the area.
These airstrikes come amid preparations by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group to launch significant attacks on government-controlled areas in northern Syria, including the Idlib countryside, Latakia, and Aleppo.