The strategic city of Khan Cheikhoun, in the northwestern province of Idleb, is now under the control of Syrian regime forces. The latter fight against jihadists and rebels, said Wednesday, August 21, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH).
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They carry out demining operations in Khan Cheikhoun and have also deployed on the roads all around the city, added the director of the Observatory, Rami Abdel Rahman.
Idleb, target of bombing since April
Most of Idleb province and parts of neighboring provinces of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia still escape the control of Bashar al-Assad after eight years of conflict, despite the recapture of the majority of the territory by diet.
This region, dominated by the jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, and home to rebel groups, has been targeted since the end of April for almost daily bombings of Damascus and its ally. Russian, who killed more than 880 civilians, still according to the OSDH.
Twelve civilians, including three children, were killed Tuesday in raids against several localities in south-east Idleb, reports the London-based NGO. Among them, nine civilians died in Russian strikes.
With AFP