Syrian troops liberate key town, nearby villages in Idlib
The Syrian army regained control of a strategic town from Takfiri terrorists in the country's northwest, Ria Novosty reported.
Citing local residents the source said that the government forces captured Qalaat al-Madiq and two nearby villages, Tal Hawash and al-Karkat, on Thursday. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said militants had withdrawn after being nearly encircled by the army. The recapture of Qalaat al-Madiq on the southwestern edge of the Idlib region comes after government forces retook the nearby town of Kafr Nabouda on Wednesday.
Syria's army launched ground operations this week against the militant-held zone consisting of Idlib and parts of adjacent provinces.