The Syrian army announced taking control of the town of Az-Zriba, the largest town in the southern countryside of Aleppo, and announced that it had recovered an area of about 600 square kilometers, while Turkey continued to send its military reinforcements to Idlib. Syrian territory since the beginning of February, and Ankara has deployed at least 5,000 soldiers in Idlib and Aleppo.
In detail, a field commander in the Syrian army said that the forces began combing the town of Zorba, the largest town in the southern countryside of Aleppo, after controlling it yesterday morning, as well as the control of the town of Al-Barqoum and the village of Salihiya and the forces were advancing towards the only "ICARDA" area that is under the control of the armed factions east of the Autostrad Damascus Aleppo, which forces crossed and took control of Al-Bawabiya village.
The field commander asserted that most of the towns and points that were controlled east of the Aleppo-Damascus highway had no confrontations with the militants, but rather small groups who refused to withdraw.
After the Syrian army took control of the town of Zureba, the control of the armed factions receded over a small area of the Aleppo highway, Damascus, which does not exceed 15 km.
"The armed forces units in Idlib and Aleppo provinces have continued their field progress to eliminate terrorist organizations that have increased their attacks against safe civilians and used them as human shields," the Syrian army leadership said in a statement broadcast by the Syrian news agency SANA.
According to the statement, the Syrian armed forces have made qualitative field achievements, and the advanced forces from the eastern Idlib countryside have met the advanced forces from the southern direction of Aleppo, regaining control over a geographical area of more than 600 square kilometers and tightening control over dozens of towns and villages.
In addition, the Anadolu Agency reported yesterday that the Turkish army sent additional reinforcements yesterday to the observation points inside Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria. The agency added that the convoy includes new reinforcements, including tanks and ammunition, and went from the Rehanli district in the border state of Hatay with Syria to the observation points inside Idlib, amid tight security measures.
Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that Turkey continues to send unprecedented military frames to Syrian territory for deployment and the establishment of new points in Aleppo and Idlib.
He revealed that during the period from February 2 to yesterday evening, more than 1,240 Turkish military trucks and machinery arrived in Syrian territory, containing and carrying tanks, personnel carriers, armored vehicles, bulletproof mobile guard and military radars, while the number of Turkish soldiers deployed in Idlib and Aleppo during that The period is at least 5,000 soldiers. Two delegations from Turkey and Russia held talks, the day before yesterday, in Ankara to discuss developments in Idlib governorate, northwestern Syria, and the talks focused on steps that can be taken to ensure calm on the ground and advance the political process. It should be noted that Turkey had given the Syrian government until the end of February to withdraw behind the observation points in Idlib, and threatened that the Turkish army would be forced after the deadline to compel it to do so.
At least eight members of the Turkish army were killed in a Syrian bombing in Idlib, earlier this month.
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A square kilometer recovered by the Syrian forces ... and took control of dozens of towns and villages.
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A Turkish military truck and mechanism has arrived in Syrian territory since the beginning of February.