This was reported by Al-Mayadeen.

It is noted that the Syrian army was able to drive the militants out of 16 settlements north of the city of Sarakib.

According to the channel, this success will allow the military of the SAR in the coming hours to establish control over the entire strategically important highway that connects Damascus and Aleppo.

Earlier, the Turkish HaberTurk television channel announced the completion of consultations in Ankara between the Russian and Turkish delegations on the situation in the Syrian city of Idlib.